This is a great Huckabee video containing the best lines of last nights You Tube debate on CNN.

The verdict is in for Gillian Gibbons, she has been sentenced to 15 days in prison and then will be deported from the Sudan according to Fox News sources.

Yesterday we posted about how Gillian was charged with "insulting Islam" and "blasphemy" because the children in her class named a teddy bear Mohammed.  Many of us feared that the sentence imposed upon Gibbons would include lashes that could potentially kill the 54 year old.

Fortunately today, the court handed down the sentence for Gibbons that did not include lashes.  This is an answer to prayer for many of us, and we rejoice that at this time, it appears that Gillian Gibbons had been delivered from such harsh and unjust punishment.  Please continue to pray for Gillian as she still will be serving time in jail.

As I watched the debate tonight on CNN with great questions asked from You Tube viewers, I have to tell you that I thought that Mike Huckabee did another outstanding job answering questions, using humor and clarifying some of the attacks against him.

He was unashamed to answer the question about whether or not he believed every word in the Bible, unlike “Evangelical” Mormon flip flopper Mitt Romney who totally fumbled all over himself as he said that he declared the bible the Word of God. What Romney couldn’t say honestly is that he believes the bible more than the book of Mormon.

Huckabee also answered the question on the death penalty really well and explained that the difference between the death penalty and being pro-life is a matter of justice. Most liberals who don’t like the death penalty seem to think that you can’t be pro-life and pro-death penalty - and they are just wrong on the issue.

When asked about whether or not Jesus would support the death penalty, Huckabee used a little humor in his answer, and I would’ve preferred at that point for him to answer the question this way, “Yes, Jesus would support the death penalty, afterall He chose to die on the cross for MY sin and the sin of the whole world, so that He could overcome death.” - But I can understand why he didn’t either think of that answer or go down that road.

Mitt Romney was clearly fumbling all over himself tonight and so was Fred Thompson. And as long as hard questions of faith come up Romney will continue to fumble. Thompson has no chance of winning the nomination. He’s old, very tired and he looks like a miserable person. He doesn’t even look very happy most of the time, and while I agree with his pro-life position, I could never see him as President.

McCain and Rudy stood out with many of their comments, however, on issues of faith, Rudy loses clearly. McCain wins on being a hero, but will never be President either. Rudy continues to tout his NY record, but fails to acknowledge those of us who have strong feelings on faith, morality and life issues.

Ron Paul, as usual, had a strong showing of support with some applause, but he’s not going to win as a Republican.

Duncan Hunter and Tom Tancredo are both great guys, but again, they don’t have the support. So if those two would drop out of the race, I’m confident their followers would run to Huckabee’s campaign.

And as many in the liberal media like to blast Huck for his faith and being a former minister, Mike is using their attacks to garner more support. The faith community will not be ignored and shall not be underestimated.

As for the best line of the night. When answering a question about the space program, Huckabee declared that Hillary should go to Mars.

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One of the news items I wanted to bring to your attention today is the story of Gillian Gibbons (Pictured: Courtesy of Reuters) who is a British teacher who is using her gift of teaching in the Sudan.

Recently she was teaching a class of youngsters (in a Christian school)  about Democracy and had asked her students to name a teddy bear.  After a vote, the children named the bear Mohammed.  As a result, some parents were angered and she was eventually charged with "insulting Islam" and "inciting religious hatred" because of the name the children chose.

The English Al Jazeera website is reporting that Ms. Gibbons could receive 40 lashes, up to six months in jail and a fine if she is convicted of this crime.

If you’d like to read a description of what a person will endure when they receive lashes, please click here to read the account of Gavin Sherard-Smith who was given 50 lashes in  1993 for breaking an alcohol ban.  He denied the charges.

Please keep Gillian Gibbons in your prayers and also please pray for the leaders who are going to be making the final decision about whether or not this woman should suffer such severe punishment.   Ms. Gibbons is 54 years old and she is being supported by the pupil who suggested the name of Mohammad for the bear, simply because it is his name.

In Islam naming anything after Mohammad is considered blasphemy.

Alas, some Christian bookstores actually do the right thing, and refuse to sell “Gay” Study Bible. Read the story here.