All are welcome to post and discuss this issue.

The following is a list of bullet points from Mike Huckabee, GOP candidate for President of the United States of America, who recently won the Iowa caucus:

• The First Amendment requires that expressions of faith be neither prohibited nor preferred.
• My faith is my life - it defines me. I don't separate my faith from my personal and professional lives.
• Real faith makes us more humble and mindful, not of the faults of others, but of our own. It makes us less judgmental, as we see others with the same frailties we have.
• Faith gives us strength in the face of injustice and motivates us to do our best for "the least of us."
• Our nation was birthed in a spirit of faith - not a prescriptive faith telling us how or whether to believe, but acknowledging a providence that pervades our world.

I agree with Huckabee on point 1. 

On point 2, we start to disagree.  I DO separate my philosophical viewpoints from my professional life.  For me to push the influence of my secular humanist viewpoint on an Evangelical Christian in a business atmosphere would be inappropriate, in my opinion, thus I expect the same in return from an elected official.

Point 3 - Huckabee's language leaves me cold.  He appears to be telling us that he is privvy to "real faith", thus the alleged humility becomes somewhat hypocritical, as I see it.  I find anyone talking about "real faith" and "less judgemental" in the same sentence, to have not thought it through well enough.

Point 4 - Faith and injustice are great buzz words, but I don't see the Republican Party, for whom Huckabee represents, being the poster children for helping the less fortunate.  Actions, not words.

Point 5 - If Huckabee is true to his word on non-perscriptive faith and truly will represent ALL of Americans, I would expect him to inject "Allah" into his next public prayer.

Politically - Huckabee did well in Iowa, as I would expect of an self avowed Evangelical candidate in a Conservative heartland state.  Religion is a fundamental issue in those areas, thus the showing by Guiliani.  I'm wondering if Huckabee will be a one hit wonder, or will he be able to cross over to the more secular parts of the citizenry.

I'm very interested in making this thread a place for open discussion of this or other candidates, so let's contribute and educate each other.

Thanks - LH