Sarah Palin and Religion

Former Vice Presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, is well known as a Pentecostalist. She has previously talked about her faith and has even said the war in Iraq is a task that is given to the United States by God. In her speeches, Sarah Palin continues to mention God. I remember when she was running with former Republican Presidential candidate John McCain, my first thoughts of her was okay this seems like a smart strategy for McCain, bring in a woman to be his running mate. It was when I actually heard her speak that I changed my mind. This woman talked a lot about her faith and on top of that she made some pretty interesting remarks that made her seem idiotic. An article reported in the Chicago Tribune states that "the churches she has attended also embrace dispensation, a theological system that emphasizes man's dominion over the earth and the end times- theology that could potentially shape a believer's environmental and foreign policies". I have previously stated that it should not matter what religion a leader is, but when a leader uses his or her religion in their policies that does not seem right. In Sarah Palin's case this seems to be exactly what she is doing. I have previously watched some of her interviews and her responses honestly frightened me at times- she talk about how God would not approve of certain issues, such as abortion. All I can say is thank God that Sarah Palin did not become the Vice President of the United States.