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YouTubeTomorrow, November 4th, 2008 history will be made (or at least the start of a historical event will occur).
If you have not already done so and you are registered it is imperative that you get out and vote tomorrow. Do not let the lines scare you, do not let the polls keep you back, you must make your voice heard.
A lot of folks will be trying to convince you to vote this way or that way, but in the end you MUST vote for the candidate you believe is the right person to move this country forward. Times are tough, there is no denying that. We need change and whether that change comes in the form of a Obama/Biden administration or a McCain/Palin administration, we must have a change!
I’ve heard a lot of talk lately, especially since I am involved in the arena of Christianity about voting along your convictions. Listen, when you are making the decision ultimately your convictions are going to play a roll in who you choose to vote. HOWEVER, it is important to remember that when it comes to the greater good of your country your convictions may not always be appropriate. Jesus, NEVER forced His views on anyone. If you favor one candidate over the other for moral reasons (i.e. abortion, homosexual marriage, war, etc.) then you’re doing this country and injustice. Yes, your morals are a guiding light in YOUR life, and you should take head to them but, at the end of the day, you have to vote for what the country as a whole needs.
I’ve made no attempt to hide the fact that I believe the country needs an Obama/Biden administration and we need the policies that administration will bring about. I’ve taken flack from the right, and particularly the Christian right because of Obama’s views on abortion. At the end of the day though, abortion is ONE issue of MANY that need to be dealt with and while I may not be in 100% agreement with the Obama/Biden view on abortion, I am in agreement with the vast majority of their policies on other issues.
The God I serve would one, not be involved in politics and two, has ALWAYS placed the greater good of mankind in front of everything else. I truly feel by lodging my vote I have done just that. I voted last Thursday, if you haven’t voted yet, tomorrow is your turn.
Make your voice be heard.
Get out and vote! History and this country is depending on you.
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:25 pm
Jesus never did force his views on anyone else, but your correlation is false. That has nothing to do with Americans voting based on moral convictions. Each American is entitled to vote based on his/her convictions, and it is no injustice to the rest of the country. If I believe that abortion is killing the innocent children of our future, and as such is much more important than economic policies, then I fail to see the injustice in my voting for the candidate who will do more to fight against it.
The greater good? Americans can be so selfish, all in the name of the “greater good”. Let’s sacrifice unborn children because it’s inconvenient. Or because it threatens the health of the mother. I don’t exactly see where God would be a fan of that. You don’t think God would rather see a conscious adult risk her own life to give her child (that God has blessed her with, no matter what the means), than see that child aborted because humans think we know better?
Sorry, I’m just hot about this one. To state God’s wanting for everyone to be safe and well in one sentence, while insinuating that he wouldn’t mind if we killed babies along the way, is the injustice.
God’s morals are the guiding light for all, and I’m sorry if that sounds narrow-minded, but to believe in one Way, one Truth, and one Life brings with it some exclusivity. No man comes to the Father, except through Him. If this country wants change and hope, there is one place to find it. And Christians would do well to vote morally before voting worldly.