Debate Over, Now Go Vote!

Vote for the candidate of your choice, but do vote.

It is my personal view that no Bible-believing Christian can, in good conscience, vote for President Obama.

President Obama has had almost four years now to accomplish something for good. But he has not done so.

He promised transparency in his 2008 campaign. We got the opposite.

He promised to lower the national debt and come closer to balancing the budget. Instead, he has put us further into debt than all the Presidents who preceded him combined.

We absolutely cannot afford more of that.

Unfortunately, from the standpoint of the Bible, a vote for President Obama is a vote directly against the Bible because:

(1) President Obama and the Democrat Party support sodomy, while the Bible totally condemns it

(2) President Obama and the Democrat Party support abortion, while the Bible totally condemns it

As for the debates which just concluded, I listened in full to each of them.

President Obama is a very poor debater. And for the first three of the debates, but not this last one, the moderators were disgraceful in both what they allowed and how they intervened in a one-sided manner in partisan fashion in support of President Obama. In the second of the presidential debates, President Obama was given more time, interrupted Governor Romney a reported 82 times, was supported by Candy Crowley the moderator in a claim that when fact-checked proved to be in error. In other words, President Obama bluffed his way through with lies, employed ad hominem attacks against Governor Romney, and provided little to no substance or evidence to back his own claims.

It is too bad that Presidential debates are not conducted in the manner collegiate debates are conducted. Interrupting the speaker on the other side in the midst of his presentation is unacceptable behavior in a real debate.

Now, what about Governor Romney as a presidential candidate?

Some Christians object that Governor Romney is a member of the Mormon Church, and that theologically speaking, Mormonism is not truly Christian, but is a false cult.

That is all true. But we are not electing the “Theologian in Chief” but the President of the United States of America.

Therefore, the issue of Governor Romney’s Mormonism is not really relevant. If anything, it is a moral plus, for Mormons by and large are a very clean-living and upright people, and Governor Romney and his family certainly exemplify that.

I believe Governor Romney will hold more closely to the Rule of Law, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.

That is all-important, and if there were no other reason than that to support Governor Romney, that is sufficient justification to vote for him.

President Obama has literally trashed the Constitution and the Bill of Rights by disregarding them when convenient.

We do not even know who President Obama really is. As for transparency, “Where’s the birth certificate?” There is no way that President Obama can possibly meet the Constitutional requirements to legitimately be the President of the United States of America. And more on transparency, why are all of President Obama’s records “sealed”? What is he hiding?

Like Governor Romney quipped during a visit to Michigan, where he was born, “No one has ever asked about my birth certificate.” Or words to that effect.

The national economy and its sorry state is perhaps the most important issue of the election. At least Governor Romney has had actual experience in the real world that demonstrates he understands economic issues, and knows how to turn things around by successfully solving economic problems–things about which our current President is clueless.

Indications are that there are very tough choices that must be made immediately lest we suffer unspeakably dire consequences. I have not heard either candidate or party address these matters. But of the two viable choices for President, I believe Governor Romney has the background to enable him to make the right decisions, hard as they will be.

I have repeatedly read that a good many Christians fail to vote. In the light of James 4:17 and also what Jesus said about “Rendering to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s,” failing to vote is failing to obey Scripture.

If all Bible-believing Christians would vote their values this election, this could make a most important difference in the outcome that would have a positive effect for years to come.

If all Roman Catholics would heed the call of their church and bishops and vote their values, this too could positively affect the outcome.

Bishop David Ricken, the leader of the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay, noted in a recent letter [October 24, 2012] to parishioners that voting for candidates who support what he calls “intrinsically evil” positions, such as abortion and gay marriage, could “put your own soul in jeopardy.”

In any case, don’t just sit there and complain–go vote! Even if your vote cancels mine!

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2 Responses to Debate Over, Now Go Vote!

  1. A. Way says:

    Trashing the constitution: Have you heard of the Patriot Act? On whose watch was that enacted? Both parties are want to treat foreigners differently than U.S. citizens. Numbers 15:16 One law and one manner shall be for you, and for the stranger that sojournes with you. The U.S., hm, does it looks like a lamb, and speak like a dragon? Hm.

  2. Jerry says:

    Both parties have clearly disregarded the Constitution at times. I think the current Administration is particularly guilty of this. I hope the present scoundrels get voted out. The replacement scoundrels might not be much better, but almost anything will be better than what we now have in office.

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