Wow, politics is beginning to hit home a little today with the news of John McCain's running mate for Vice President. Sarah Palin, current governor of Alaska is his choice. Not only is she a woman, a Washington outsider and former runner-up in the Miss Alaska pageant, she is also Assemblies of God - the group that I'm part of. She attended Wasilla A/G while living there (where she also became mayor), and currently attends Juneau Christian Center.
While being part of your church does not make you qualified to be President, it does make your heart skip a little. Pentecostals (the Assemblies of God is the largest Pentecostal denomination in the world) have moved from the wrong side of the tracks in the first part of the last century, to being sought after (such as former Attorney General John Ashcroft and former Secretary of the Interior, James Watt). Then again, we can also claim Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and also Willie Nelson, who used to teach Sunday School in one of our churches.
Maybe "tolerate" is a better word here...
It's just a reminder that things don't always go the way that you want them to.
A recent poll by the Barna Group noted that Pentecostals make up a surprisingly large portion of Christians defined as evangelical or 'born again.' With this in mind, McCain made a good choice. Add in what some are calling a 'disconnect' among Hilary Clinton supporters, this may be an even better pick. On the flip side, Palin has been in office for two years. While she is an energy hawk, she will be accused of having a lack of experience - the same smear McCain will make of Barak Obama.
This is going to be interesting. She will be attacked on a variety of levels, including her faith. There may even be an attempt by liberals to marginalize the denomination that I've grown up in. I must admit - emotionally that will make me vote Republican.
Oh yes, I've never mentioned this before, but I'm a registered Independant. I'm from Oregon...what did you expect??
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