PM Harper - The "Evangelical"

The "Red Star" has an article today about Stephen Harper. The headline says, "Stephen Harper just can't quit his inner-Evangelical", which will grab peoples attention, but then the article, in actual fact, is really good! It starts out like this...

Stephen Harper, our newest Prime Minister, is an evangelical Christian. Over the course of the election campaign, certain media outlets, Liberal Party supporters, and members of Canada's intelligentsia have suggested that that makes him different from the rest of us ... us being "average Canadians."

So, of course, I'm thinking, "Here we go, the scare mongering continues..." But then, it ends like this... "

The implications of these findings are staggering: it could mean that for the first time in decades Canadians might have a Prime Minister who doesn't lie to them.

Skeptical? I understand. It may be easy for evangelicals, but for the rest of us ... it's hard to believe in miracles.

Amm, I think I can live with press like that!

They've said the same things that I've been saying about PM Harper all along... he's a "moderate" evangelical. For non-evangelicals out there, trust me on that one, he's just a moderate... I heard him say "Oh my g**" on the Rick Mercer Report... and that's really revealing to me on where he actually stands. (to my friends who read this, namely BK and DC, I know what you're thinking already... some phrases I can ignore, but not THAT one, or someone saying "J.C.") As a Christian, things like lying, stealing, etc, are "anathema" to him. (Blake, care to define? Did I use that right? ;-) )

I REALLY respect PM Harper, and I look forward to seeing him change this nation. To those on the left, RELAX, he's not going to try and make Ottawa the "Vatican" for evangelical church. He's just a regular guy who wants to make a difference. He's not in it for the glory or the power in and of itself, but he got into this to obtain the power to make a difference.

And IF he gets the chance to pass his current agenda, I REALLY believe that next time around, there's a REALLY good chance that our NEXT election result could be a Conservative majority... but I say that's a good FOUR YEARS away. (that oughta stir the pot a little...)