its time for Palin's preacher feature

if you thought Obama had a pastor problem, you havent looked deep enough into Palin's religious associations. im pretty sure hers are worse, because she not only listens to the rantings, but has participated in them.

from the Post's On Faith:

This past June, Palin returned to visit the church. She told the congregation, "God's will has to be done. . . . [Government activity] doesn't do any good if the people's heart isn't right with God. . . . We can work together to make sure that God's will be done."

"What comes from this church has great destiny," she proclaimed. "And that spirit of revelation, also including a spirit of prophecy--that God's gonna tell you what's goin' on--and what is going to go on. . . . There's been so many words, Ed, over the state of Alaska," she said to the pastor. "We being the head, not the tail . . . I see things now in the words it seems like that's comin' to fruition--that things are percolating, things are comin' along and praying for an outpouring of the Spirit for that revival to be here in Alaska."

Palin spoke of the power of a former pastor's prayer over her: "'Lord, make a way and let her do this next step.' And that's exactly what happened. So, again, very, very powerful coming from this church."

"This is awesome!" Kalnins exclaimed in response. "Makin' a prophetic declaration and it unfolds, ya know, the Kingdom of God--and so there is a prophetic call."

but wait! theres more!

Palin's husband, Todd, was a registered member of the party(Alaska Independence Party) for seven years. Sarah Palin herself, while she apparently never officially registered as a member, was considered by the party to be a member for a time in the mid-1990s, and, as governor this year, she recorded a welcome to the party's convention, in which she said, "I share your party's vision."

Videos from the 2008 AIP meeting showing the organization's vice chairman, Dexter Carter, praising Sarah Palin's service as a party member and saying that the party's members must "infiltrate" the major parties, have been taken down since her selection as John McCain's running mate.

The party's founder, Joe Vogler, has said (as the party still proudly quotes on its website) that he is "not an American" and "I've got no use for America or her damned institutions." Vogler also renounced allegiance to the United States and "their damned flag."

and most damning in my opinion as to why we ought to question if Palin's faith might negatively affect her judgement as VP and possibly president follows.

"The churches that Sarah has attended all believe in a literal translation of the Bible," Janet Kinkaid of Wasilla, who has known Palin for 15 years, told the Times.

One consequence of Palin's literalism is that she is a Creationist. As such, she discounts science, a point that is further made by her insistence that humans do not influence climate change. (John McCain is on record as someone who accepts evolution and the role of humans in global warming.)

In recent years, Palin has attended several Pentecostal churches. which emphasize the Second Coming of Christ, especially the so-called Rapture, when Christ returns to earth and the faithful endure tribulations before they are taken up to heaven with Christ.

so Palin comes from Alaska, one of the places where climate change is most notable with shorter winters, melting permafrost, and receding glaciers but she doesnt acknowledge that humans are changing the climate. she also believes in the Rapture, which may or may not be an issue. it could be because some who do advocate ratcheting up Middle East tensions in an effort to bring on the 'End of Days.' that certainly wouldnt make for good foreign policy.

seriously take a look at this article and Sarah Palin's judgement. its not that she has beliefs that scare me. its that her beliefs could influence her to do dangerous, negligent, and irresponsible things.