Sarah Palin Roundup
September 4, 2008
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Posted by Ray Fowler
Democrats and Republicans both seem to agree that Sarah Palin hit the ball out of the park with her speech at the Republican National Convention last night. Here is the video of the speech followed by a roundup of interesting links on Sarah. (By the way, I thought her speech was fantastic. And though I don’t care much for Rudy Giuliani, his speech was a lot of fun, too.)
(Video length: 44:40)
On Sarah’s speech:
On Sarah’s politics:
On Sarah’s Christian faith:
On gender roles and political leadership:
- An Unexpected New Motherhood Debate
- On Sarah Palin as a working mother VP
- Does Governor Sarah Palin Present a Dilemma for Complementarians?
– Part 2 here; Part 3 here; Part 4 here. - God Save Sarah Palin!
So, what do you think of Sarah Palin as nominee for Vice President of the United States?
Related posts:
- Palin, Prayer and Pipelines
- Palin, Prayer and Precedent
- Journalists Code of Ethics
- Sunday at Sarah Palin’s Church
Categories: Politics, Video
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I agree. Guiliani’s speech was great! I haven’t heard many heads talking about it, though. Palin overshadowed him a little.
I think Sarah did a great job with her speech. She is a combination of common sense, dedication, Intregrity and Love of God, Country and Family. I think that she will do an outstanding job if she is elected. She sure has done Alaska a great service.
I heard most of the speech, before falling asleep towards the end! She did a great job. But I personally question whether it is right to take on such a high-pressure job, when she has five children, including teenagers who may need more of her time than she can give, and a baby with special needs. This bothers me. Is this the right time for her to be in national politics? I had planned to vote for McCain, – now I feel confused and uncertain, and probably will change my vote. I had hoped for a different choice from McCain. I’m sure she is a very good person, – I just can’t in good conscience help to put her in a VP spot.
My view may be unpopular, but anyway, there it is! Will follow all comments with much interest.
I think it’s very interesting that many Conservative Christians have no problem with a woman holding such an important leadership role in politics and on the world stage, but would not allow women to be leaders in the church, or, in some cases even pray out loud or read Scripture. Is there Scriptural basis for allowing Christian women to have strong leadership roles outside the church but not inside? I think that Deborah and Miriam were political, as well as spiritual leaders, but am not sure of specific Scriptural mandates.
I continue to wrestle with various interpretations of Scriptural teaching on the role of women in the church myself, and do not want to sound judgmental, just genuine wondering.
(On a side note, although I am fairly liberal in my own political views, I agree with Margaret (Mom) that it will be nearly impossible for Gov. Palin to be both a Mom and a world leader. I just work part-time while being a Mom and know there are times when my work suffers, while I handle Mom duties that can’t be “put off till later”. And, there are times I have not been there for my kids due to work responsibilities. However, if my work suffers, the world stage is not affected.
Note: I’m a pro-life Democrat and Obama supporter. But during a recent Massachusetts election, chose not to support the Democratic candidate for governor, Shannon O’Brien, because she was the Mom of a young child. I would want my governor/VP/elected leader to be free of such responsibilities to give the job the very real time commitment needed.