Friday, December 07, 2007

From Mitt Romney to Mike Huckabee, yeah unto Clinton, every politician struts his religion upon the stage. On examination, to continue with the Shakespeare quote, "It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."

Just keep one thing clearly in mind; it is important to remember that politicians who wear their religion on their sleeve do not speak for the truly religious who keep their practice quietly to themselves. Here are Jesus’ words on the subject.

“Then spake Jesus to the multitudes and to his disciples, saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses seat, all things therefore whatsoever they bid you, these do and observe: but do not ye after their works; for they say, and do not. Yea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger. But all their works they do to be seen of men...”

You can check out the full text in Matthew XXIII. For easy access to the text, (in case you don’t keep the King James around your house), you may want to consult the current bible as compiled by St. Web of The Internet and google Matthew XXIII.