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Bachmann Says ‘Devil is in the Details’ in Cain’s 9-9-9 Plan

Rep. Michele Bachmann, who is seeking to pull her recent poll numbers in the Republican presidential primary back into double digits, levied the toughest criticism toward businessman Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 tax plan in the Bloomberg GOP presidential debate Tuesday, saying it could be the devil’s doings. “When you take the 9-9-9 plan and you turn it upside down, the devil is in the details,” Bachmann said in New Hampshire Tuesday. Bachmann was referring to the fact that if 9-9-9 is turned upside down, it becomes 6-6-6, the numbers most often associated with Satan and the mark of the beast. Cain’s single-digit numerical plan would combine a 9 percent flat-rate income tax with a 9 percent national sales tax and 9 percent corporate income tax. While the phrase may sound catchy, budget analysts are saying the numbers don’t add up enough to lift the nation’s balance sheet back into the black. The Minnesota congresswoman was not the only critic of Cain’s tax plan. Fellow GOP front-runner Mitt Romney told Cain that sometimes, simple answers aren’t enough. Cain’s attacks weren’t limited to just Republicans. Wednesday, Vice President Joe Biden said the 9-9-9 plan would place a greater burden on middle-income taxpayers. For [...]

By Paul Stanley|2011-10-13T10:18:52-05:00October 13th, 2011|My Blog Post|Comments Off

Interview with Pastor Robert Jeffress on ‘Cult’ Comments

Being the Political Editor for The Christian Post many times brings me in contact with the day's leading newsmakers when it involves national political issues, especially when they cross over into the Christian arena. If you have paid the least bit of attention to the news the past several days you've seen stories or news clips about the comments that Dr. Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Church in Dallas made at the Values Voter Summit in Washington last Friday regarding whether The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormons, as they are more commonly called. As an evangelical Christian who has read and studied the subject of cults and other false religions, I understood what Dr. Jeffress meant when he described Mormons at a "theological" cult, as opposed to a "sociological" cult. Many who heard his comments had no idea what he was talking about. They only knew he called Mitt Romney's religion a "cult." Yet the issue is not how he defined cults, but rather that he used it at all to describe another religion. Below are three articles we have written on The Christian Post over the last couple of days that may explain the issue [...]

By Paul Stanley|2011-10-12T15:51:56-05:00October 12th, 2011|My Blog Post|2 Comments

Can Tea Party Supporters and Independents Agree on Herman Cain?

Although it’s well within the poll’s four-point margin-of-error, businessman and GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain is atop the leader board in the latest American Research Group poll of likely Republican South Carolina voters, coming in at 26 percent and closely followed by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at 25 percent. Surprisingly, Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s 15 percent in this southern state puts him at a distant third. None of the other candidates scored in double digits and 12 percent of those polled were undecided. But the real surprise in the poll is that both Independent voters and those who consider themselves Tea Party Republicans favor Cain over Romney and Perry. What this may tell voters and analysts alike is that Cain – at least for the time being – is attracting support from both sides of the Republican spectrum. Something Rick Santorum or Jon Huntsman wish they could accomplish. Cain must now take advantage of the free airtime in the next couple of debates and on the stump in New Hampshire, Florida and Iowa, banking that his executive experience in the private sector will be as effective as Romney’s private and public sector experience and make up for his lack [...]

By Paul Stanley|2011-10-12T09:47:16-05:00October 12th, 2011|My Blog Post|Comments Off

How Should Candidates Handle the “Faith & Religion” Issue?

It comes as no surprise that during the Value Voters Summit this weekend the issue of a candidate’s personal religion was brought up. This is nothing new. As you may recall, Mitt Romney had to address his Mormon faith during the 2008 Republican primary. Whether he likes it or not, he’s getting another shot this go around too. After introducing Texas Gov. Rick Perry at the conference Friday, Ron Jeffers, a Southern Baptist pastor, called Mormonism, a “cult” in an interview with reporters later in the day. To say it created a bit of controversy is an understatement. I’m not going to go into the issue of whether Mormonism – also known as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – is or isn’t a cult here. The debate being discussed on The Christian Post and elsewhere should help readers form a better understanding of the issue and of theology in general. Read the rest of this post at http://blogs.christianpost.com/churn/2011/10/how-should-candidates-handle-the-faith-religion-issue-10/

By Paul Stanley|2011-10-10T19:52:04-05:00October 10th, 2011|My Blog Post|Comments Off