GOP Candidates: Is every word of the Bible literal?

[KJVWordofGod]

I know that guy in the video. He uses/used the name Calciumboy on YouTube.

[Johnf85]

fuck this video 

[cometrally]

Nice audio and video, dude. I enjoyed hearing every fourth word.

[globalchaos1984]

WTF SCRAMBLED VIDEO AND AUDIO

[EddieLandsberg]

Jeez, were they running for President or Pope??? Why not ask them a better question like, "Who's religion is the best?"

[707BIGGLES747]

I agree that people have a right to think as they wish BUT, if you hold significant public office I think it imperative that you justify, substantiate AND validate all that you think say and do. The people of the US deserve it. Religion cannot be validated and therefore has no place in government. That rules out Huckabee, Palin and Romney. Candidates MUST have the courage, integrity and honesty to admit when they dont have the answer. Irrational people need not apply, PLEASE!

[gingerbreadcorpses]

I'm baffled that CNN thought this inbred bible-thumper worthy of airtime or acknowledgement.

[Minister8280]

I will pray for all of you who do not think that the bible is the truth. God warns us of this in His word, that people will attack us for what we believe. Jesus says that people will hate us because of Him (Matthew 10:22)

[rpsmith014]

@Minister8280 lol

[Ladiestreat]

I would consider the Bible the most destructive book ever written. It has been used for centuries to control the weak minded into doing anything by higher authorities.

[slicingwater]

I wasn't goint to vote for them anyway.

[viper999999999]

Giuliani = decent answer, honest, not scary

Romney = FAIL, purely political answer

Huckabee = decent answer, but to be expected from a former minister

All = misinformed (most of the Bible is not true, and none is the Word of God)

[JamesRideout123]

@viper999999999 Parts of the Bible are Allegorical. There's nothing wrong with the Bible. Alot of the Bible is true but not all of it is to be taken literally obviously. If both Evolution and Creation were proven false at least the Bible teaches that what you should do to unto others as you would have done unto yourself. If Evolution is proven false you can take nothing from it.

[viper999999999]

@JamesRideout123 Yes, even though Creationism has been proven false, I still learn nice lessons from the Bible, like who to stone: children who disobey their parents (Deuteronomy 21:18-21), women who aren't virgins on their wedding night (Deuteronomy 22:13-21), rape victims who fail to cry loudly enough to be heard (Deuteronomy 22:23-24), witches and wizards (Leviticus 20:27), and anyone who works on the sabbath day (Numbers 15:32-56). Or were those parts allegorical?

[minnesotavikingsnfl]

The biggest fiction book... the bible

[flipperboy]

"whatever you've done to the least of my brothers you've done unto me." War cough* Torture cough* Racial Profiling cough* all things that are somehow still being debated on

[Wanda4DecentValues]

The Bible should be taken literally in its entirety. However, this does not mean literalistically, which is different. Taking the Bible literally does mean taking it literally, as well as metaphorically, analogically, and some others that I can't remember at the moment.

[moptopdrummer]

People will agree that the Bible is the true word of God, When the verses back up their opinions and way of life. but the moment a verse comes up that challenges those opinions. All of a sudden those are the ones that are the metaphors and ones that are personal interpretation. Then the time for Justifying those things come in to play. Don't kill, but War is okay. Love your neighbor, unless their Gay. The list goes on and on.

[choclytgremlins]

That is downright scary and I am glad none of these people are leading my country.

[dkw12002]

The bible was never meant to be interpreted anything but literally by those who wrote it. They weren't creating prose or a novel. Modern people have been forced to take it figuratively now that as science has shown the literal opinions was dead wrong. The holy bible is just one of many holy books that are ancient myth. People like Huckabee and Romney are a national embarrassment.

[tezkingkong]

Spoken like true politicians....Cowards...

[HiveDes]

"The bible is a revelation of an infinite God"

written by men that are no more divinely inspired than you or I.

[Moonie8]

Not one sane guy there...

[dudehowhard]

No you fucking idiot, how can I believe that book when "that book" contains different accounts of the birth of jesus?

Before you ask if anybody believes every word in that book they should try reading every word in that book. Morons.

[ycalm]

fucking applause sends shivers down my spine. idiocracy, here we come.

[SmizAnL4Me]

Why didn't they ask this of dems? Do you really think they would have said no? This was a gotcha trying to embarrass people question. simple and plain. Not to mention the kid asking the question looks like a big asshole loser.

[andytoz]

Because the democrats get the vote of most non believers. It would be silly to alienate that voting base by saying you believe in the literal truth of the bible.

[toolatescissors]

They asked them to quote a bible verse. Surprisingly (lol) none of them were too specific.

[andytoz]

It's amazing to me that they would be asked questions like that. You're the only nation in the world that has separation of church and state, and yet here in new zealand or in the UK these religious questions would never be asked in a political debate.

[slicingwater]

@andytoz Well we like our seperation of church and state and this question was to weedle out the ones that might attempt to change that rule.

[JamesRideout123]

@slicingwater You say lets keep the Church and State separate. Have you ever thought that maybe that is the problem with your country?

[slicingwater]

@JamesRideout123 Move to Iran, and then tell me if you still think seperation and church of state is a bad idea.

[JamesRideout123]

@slicingwater Iran is very family oriented unlike the greedy Us.

[kaguth]

I can't understand how people can think a book written by men is the word of god.

[faggotkins]

I believe in the Lord of the Rings, and i beleive it differently to you.

[mrnewswoman]

Love him or hate him. You have to admit, he responded to those questions excellently. Thank God Governor Huckabee was up there. Mayor Guiliani and Mitt Romney tried. But Huckabee did the best.

[funkygibby]

Allegorical? cherry picking more like.

[moviedudetx]

I'm a Christian, also a Democrat and this was an absurd question. Whether or not a Presidential candidate believes every word in the Bible is absolutely irrelevant to their qualifications for office. The Constitution says no religious tests, by the way.

[tattypatty]

Of course it fucking matters. You are lucky enough to be a citizen of one of the freest and most powerful countries in the world. And you have a book full of violence and slavery and myths. You actually have leaders believing that this shit it LITERALLY true. Do you want to live in a theocracy?

[bsport48]

Well my parents escaped Iran and I can safely say that theocracy is NOT a fucking way to progress.

[707BIGGLES747]

@tattypatty Say it LOUDER PLEASE!

[fridrik777]

@tattypatty You have no idea what you are saying nor the history of how religions have affected entire nations - either for their good or for their bad. Is it a coincidence that the highest GDP nations on the face of the earth today and those with the most freedom are categorized as Protestant/Evangelical. They don't believe in a theocracy, nor does the Bible desire us to set one up. America and it's government of "checks and balances" is a product of Protestant Christianity, not agnosticism.

[bs17]

@fridrik777 There is not a word about "checks and balances" and three branches of government in the Bible, so asserting that a political system devised in the eighteenth century is a product of a book that makes no mention of it, written thousands of years earlier, is ridiculous. Correlation does not equal causation.

[fridrik777]

@bs17 From Isaiah 33:22 "For the LORD is our judge; the LORD is our lawgiver; the LORD is our king; he will save us." This is the verse that inspired our American forefathers to form the unique and successful American system of government that has allowed us to enjoy unparalleled freedom and prosperity.

You need to understand that the Bible had tremendous influence on early America. The first Americans were Protestants who were fleeing persecution from State-run religious systems.

[bs17]

@fridrik777 You quote a Bible verse about God being king and judge, and expect people to believe that has anything to do with a legislature, presidency, and judiciary branch? And you need to understand that the VERY FIRST SENTENCE of the Bill of Rights says, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion..." Many of the Founders may have been Protestants -- though Jefferson was certainly an agnostic, as was Franklin -- but they strictly separated religion and government.

[fridrik777]

@bs17 The Founders explicitly tied the hands of the government and not the hands of the church. They said, Congress shall not..." People greatly misunderstand and some even distort their intent. They were not looking at churches as the problem, but rather the historic meddling of government in the lives of its citizens and churches as the fundamental problem to avoid. The Founders did not abolish public prayer or religion in the schools - WE DID! The verse I gave shows 3 roles of our government.

[bs17]

@fridrik777 Exactly -- the Founders tied the hands of the government so that they could not impose any particular set of religious beliefs on the citizenry. Prayer in public schools is by definition a state endorsement of religion, and is particularly insidious in that it seeks to indoctrinate children in public schools with a particular set of religious beliefs, and is therefore irreconcilable with the first amendment.

[fridrik777]

@bs17 If your interpretation (which is the "modern" interpretation) of the law is correct, then why was school prayer and even Christianity taught in schools up until the late 20th century? In fact, prayer in school was commonly practiced until 1960 when Madalyn Murray O'Hair used her young son to challenge it and won her case in Supreme Court. You should read her story in Wikipedia. She and her son were abducted and gruesomely killed by a fellow atheist in her employ at American Atheists.

[titykaka1]

@tattypatty lol america is not the most free nation in the world : no democracy, no freedom of speech and no free healthcare

YAY!

[Petey0707]

@tattypatty Unfortunately, alot of people do.

[urbanspaceman1]

Terrifying.

[billbot1982]

Specifically THIS BOOK IN MY HAND... IN MY HOUSE... WITH MY FINGER PRINTS ON IT. He asked that in a profoundly stupid way, good question though... it separates the men from the boys or so to speak... Huckabee is the man i think... he has faults but he admits them and at least he is honest. He doesn't act as wishy washy as loads of other politicians.

[flyingscience]

Did you see the womans face - she had the expression that "this is a load of crap " look.

[TeamGOP]

These guys crack me up. Their lyers, especially Mike Huckabee. He says he's a minister, and said, quote, "love your neighbor as yourself." But yet Mr. Huckabee is for a WAR, which usually involves killing people, and he was proud to say one time that while he was governor, he had more people get the death penalty..but aborting a baby is so wrong! Sorry, but I don't understand the man's screwed up mind.

[carliton50]

even if one of the candidates didn't believe in any of the bible, it would ruin their career if they didn't say yes. Religion should play NO role in our politics, and we should have absolute separation of church and state.

[ltpage1611]

Way to go Huck !

[sariahtea]

"And the ultimate thing is, I may not be the expert that some people are on foreign policy, but I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night."

Mike Huckabee

[KeithTruth]

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[Guffguy]

I read it.....frequently.

[Guffguy]

this made me laugh

[stingoftruth]

do a youtube search of "why i believe the king james bible" you'll find a 1 hour 13 minute sermon by peter ruckman explaining why the kjv is THE most accurate translation of the bible. i don't agree with everything ruckman says, but thats a good start for the kjv debate

[Bsmack24]

Maybe the youtuber wanted to figure out what church he should start going to. You can also look at the candidates and their families lives to see who is living the Bible."By thier fruits you shall know them".

[ammannojacku]

Jesus said that he would have to leave and ONLY BE BACK on the "day of judgment" Matthew 19:28 before then he( Jesus) would call for the "Paraklytos" see john 16:8 to "Preach the many things" to his decibels. .BUT never mentioned that he will detour back in person and " teach "to any person be Josef smith or Paul... If any one said that Jesus "Preached and talked" to him ..then he /she making Jesus a liar

[ammannojacku]

Jesus say "I was sent [ only] to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." .It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."Matt 15:22-28

Questions to Americans' gentile dogs

1)where did Jesus say in the Scriptures that he come to save the Gentile DOGS?

2)where does it say in the Bible that Gentile Dogs will Enter kingdom of God New Jerusalem?

3)what make gentile dogs believe in paul whom admit to be evil[evil is present within me." (Rom 7:16-21...].?

[genkidama20]

Everyone interprets the Bible in different ways. I liked Huckabee's response. I think Mitt was trying to swim around the whole Mormonism thing and avoid the confrontation. And rightfully so. This being said, I think the only reason this question was posted was so that the media wanted to stir up some heat and up their ratings. It's not going to solve the important issues in our country right now.

[jahguy7]

Yes, mormons think they can be equal to Christ when they die

[tdn86]

Morons.. I mean Mormons also believe Jesus came to America and buried text in the ground.. you know, to keep things interesting.

[ammannojacku]

tahguy?

Jesus say "I was sent [ only] to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." .It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."Matt 15:22-28

Questions to Americans' gentile dogs

1)where did Jesus say in the Scriptures that he come to save the Gentile DOGS?

2)where does it say in the Bible that Gentile Dogs will Enter kingdom of God New Jerusalem?

3)what make gentile dogs believe in paul whom admit to be evil[evil is present within me." (Rom 7:16-21...].?

[cdwallin]

Please don't degrade a religion or people by your limited knowledge as it just highlghts your extreme lack of intelligence and ignorance.