Newt Gingrich Equates Secular Atheism with Radical Islam

Newt Gingrich, in a report by CBN, equated secular atheism with radical Islam saying both are equally passionate about destroying the American way of life. Gingrich said in this CBN report that ``Judeo Christians are under attack on two fronts - on one front you have a secular atheist elitism and on the other front you have radical Islamists and both groups would like to eliminate our civilization if they could - for different reasons but with equal passion``.

This logical understanding along with his historically accurate statement about the Palestinians being an ``invented people`` designation has endeared him to evangelicals and sounds very familiar to folks who take a literal view of scripture and actually know the truth about these issues.

So with these things to consider along with his repentance concerning his marital failures and his promise to move the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem perhaps he shouldn't be vilified on all fronts - and perhaps the American people wont need to hold their noses too tightly after all when entering the voting booth should Newt get the GOP nod.

Glenn Beck Backs Paul over Newt to Prop up Romney and fulfill Mormon Prophecy

Glenn Beck is making news today backing a third-party run by Ron Paul over supporting Newt Gingrich. Is Beck a stupid person? No. Therefore there must be a sneaky play at work here - a bluff if you will. Here's how this may be playing out in Glenn Beck's mind.

There's a prophecy in Mormon doctrine called the "White Horse" prophecy. Could it be that Beck is covertly selling Newt as an impossible candidate in order to prop up Romney without making it too obvious? It sure could! Here are the prophecy details.

The White Horse Prophecy is a statement purported to have been made in 1843 by Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, regarding the future of the Latter Day Saints (Mormons) and the United States of America. The Latter Day Saints, according to the prophecy, would "go to the Rocky Mountains and ... be a great and mighty people", identified figuratively with the White Horse described in the Revelation of John. The prophecy further predicts that the United States Constitution will one day "hang like a thread" and will be saved "by the efforts of the White Horse".^[1]

Some have speculated, on the basis of the White Horse Prophecy, that Mormons expect the United States to eventually become a theocracy dominated byThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).^[2][3] The authenticity of the prophecy as a whole, which was not made public until long after Smith's death, is debated, and the leadership of the LDS Church has stated that "the so-called 'White Horse Prophecy' ... is not embraced as Church doctrine."^[4] However, the belief that members of the LDS Church will one day need to take action to save the imperiled US Constitution has been attributed to Smith in several sources and has been discussed in an approving fashion by Brigham Young and other LDS leaders.

Several prominent Mormons have made statements related to the White Horse Prophecy. For instance, US presidential candidate Mitt Romney has said he considers the White Horse Prophecy to be a matter of "speculation and discussion by [LDS] church members" and "not official [LDS] church doctrine."^[5]However, US senator Orrin Hatch and conservative commentator Glenn Beck, have stated that they believe the Constitution is "hanging by a thread".^[6][7]

Notice that both Romney and Beck are mentioned in that tutorial on the Mormon White Horse Prophecy. By publicly denouncing Gingrich to his millions of listeners and supporting Ron Paul as a third party candidate he has effectively called into question Gingrich's suitableness to be the GOP nominee since a third party conservative would certainly split the vote and hand Obama four more years - something no conservative would even dare dream of being remotely acceptable.

So with his clout he is trying to bring Romney up to the front of the class by tearing Gingrich down in the minds of his audience - and now even those who never actually listen to him. Glenn Beck is trying to fulfill Mormon prophecy by the looks of it. Best to ignore him completely.