Here’s my thing… It may sound absolutely crazy and off the wall but hear me out…
As absurd as it may sound, it don’t believe that the biggest issue facing America is the economy… or health care… or the war in Iraq. I feel like the biggest issue in America is the fact that we’ve pushed God aside. This nation is no longer one nation under God… It’s one nation under all the gods that we need to be tolerant and acceptable of and honor equally. The country was founded on faith in the one true God… its laws… its principals… its beliefs… and was tremendously blessed by God. To thank him, over the years our leaders, decision makers and activist groups have gradually and systematically been removing God from everything we can… and God is finally saying “OK, have it your way.”
It is impossible for me to believe that the US is any less evil and corrupt in our actions (abortion, homosexuality, etc.) than societies like Sodom and Gomorrah, Rome, Pompeii… and look at what happened to them. At some point, if that is the case and this behavior continues, God’s blessings would (and probably have already) stop and he will remove his hand of protection over us. I don’t believe that the economic plan for any candidate is going to work and be blessed to turn this economy around without that. I believe that that we need to elect leaders that will turn this around and get back to where we were at the inception of this nation.
So for me, to boil it down to something so absurd and simple… I’ve been praying for the next leader of our nation to be the man of God that both of these candidates claim to be… and as far as my vote, I’m asking for the peace of mind and discernment to know who that is.
Now, having said that, here is why I am having such a hard time with the Obama/Biden ticket. I have heard both men claim to be Christians and state that they personally do not believe that issues like abortion or homosexuality are right… but they have then turned right around and said that even though that is their belief, they would never dream of imposing those beliefs on others and believe they should have the right to choose for themselves whether that is acceptable or not. I don’t believe that there should be a speed limit and I should be able to drive as fast as I want on whatever road I want… but someone has decided that it is not acceptable… or safe… or legal… so they have imposed that law on me… because it’s what leaders are supposed to do. I want (and believe we NEED) a leader(s) that will begin to take a stand for issues like this.
I know Bush claims to be a Christian as well… but I believe there are places that he has sold out to appear as politically correct as possible, specifically in dealing with the acceptance and equality of all religions (see Ten Commandments for this error). =)
6 comments:
Good thoughts. Maybe you should go into politics.
yeah, i agree with you. how can God can continue to bless a nation that has turned their backs on him in the name of 'tolerance'. it's hard. i too have just been praying that whoever is elected would fear God instead of his party. i hate that no democrat is bold enough to take a stand against homosexuality and abortion but i also hate so many things about the republican party...they don't have the heart that i would like to see for the poor, etc. i don't know...neither party will fix anything without seeking God's face. may we all keep wrestling and praying and not become apathetic. love you. pray you get some good rest tonight.
wow how about public speaking?
NOW is the time for righteous men to stand and speak the truth.
Bekah I also find my self with having to decide between my morals and my ability to support my family. As the Republican party tends to be pro-life yet sends more moneys over seas as aid to other countrys, as well as being anti-labor(working man). The Democrats lean more to pro-abortion, yet spend more on big construction ie bridges and roads that means work for me. Do I feed my family or save an unborn gift!
Nice post. A few thoughts: Both candidates are professed believers, and you're right: who are we to judge their hearts? I agree with you wholeheartedly that the biblical Christian response is pro-life and for marriage between one man and woman. However, I think that there are a few questions worth exploring on the Obama/Biden ticket that go beyond 'you think it's wrong, then why not legsislate it?' I'll get them down and either post them on our blog or email them to you. I'm still exploring these very issues myself.
Amen Matt! You are right on, God is being taken out of too much!
Have you read this? Just thought you might like to read it.
Hey Carrie......I checked this out on snopes.com Huntley Brown is who he says he is. He makes a great point.
Why I (A Black Man) Can't Vote For Obama
Why I Can't Vote For Obama
By Huntley Brown
Dear Friends,
A few months ago I was asked for my perspective on Obama and I sent out an email with a few points. With the election just around the corner I decided to complete my perspective. Those of you on my e-list have seen some of this before but it's worth repeating...
First I must say whoever wins the election will have my prayer support. Obama needs to be commended for his accomplishments but I need to explain why I will not be voting for him.
Many of my friends process their identity through their blackness. I process my identity through Christ. Being a Christian (a Christ follower) means He leads I follow. I can't dictate the terms He does because He is the leader.
I can't vote black because I am black; I have to vote Christian because that's who I am. Christian first, black second. Neither should anyone from the other ethnic groups vote because of ethnicity. 200 years from now I won't be asked if I was black or white. I will be asked if I knew Jesus and accepted Him as Lord and Savior.
In an election there are many issues to consider but when a society gets abortion, same-sex marriage, embryonic stem-cell research, and human cloning to name a few, wrong economic concerns will soon not matter.
We need to follow Martin Luther King's words, don't judge someone by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I don't know Obama so all I can go on is his voting record. His voting record earned him the title of the most liberal senator in the US Senate in 2007.
NATIONAL JOURNAL: Obama: Most Liberal Senator in 2007 (01/31/2008)
To beat Ted Kennedy and Hilary Clinton as the most liberal senator, takes some doing. Obama accomplished this feat in 2 short years. I wonder what would happen to America if he had four years to work with.
There is a reason Planned Parenthood gives him a 100 % rating.
There is a reason the homosexual community supports him.
There is a reason Ahmadinejad, Chavez, Castro, Hamas etc. love him.
There is a reason he said he would nominate liberal judges to the Supreme Court. There is a reason he voted against the infanticide bill.
There is a reason he voted No on the constitutional ban of same-sex marriage.
There is a reason he voted No on banning partial birth abortion. There is a reason he voted No on confirming Justices Roberts and Alito. These two judges are conservatives and they have since overturned partial birth abortion. The same practice Obama wanted to continue.
Let's take a look at the practice he wanted to continue
The 5 Step Partial Birth Abortion procedures:
A. Guided by ultrasound, the abortionist grabs the baby's leg with forceps. (Remember this is a live baby)
B. The baby's leg is pulled out into the birth canal.
C. The abortionist delivers the baby's entire body, except for the head.
D. The abortionist jams scissors into the baby's skull. The scissors are then opened to enlarge the hole.
E. The scissors are removed and a suction catheter is inserted. The child's brains are sucked out, causing the skull to collapse. The dead baby is then removed.
God help him.
There is a reason Obama opposed the parental notification law.
Think about this: You can't give a kid an aspirin without parental notification but that same kid can have an abortion without parental notification. This is insane.
There is a reason he went to Jeremiah Wright's church for 20 years.
Obama tells us he has good judgment but he sat under Jeremiah Wright's teaching for 20 years. Now he is condemning Wright's sermons. I wonder why now?
Obama said Jeremiah Wright led him to the Lord and discipled him. A disciple is one in training. Jesus told us in Matthew 28:19 - 20 'Go and make disciples of all nations.' This means reproduce yourself. Teach people to think like you, walk like you, talk like you, believe what you believe, etc. The question I have is what did Jeremiah Wright teach him?
Would you support a White President who went to a church which has tenets that said they have a:
1. Commitment to the White Community
2. Commitment to the White Family
3. Adherence to the White Work Ethic
4. Pledge to make the fruits of all developing and acquired skills available to the White Community.
5. Pledge to Allocate Regularly, a Portion of Personal Resources for Strengthening and Supporting White Institutions
6. Pledge allegiance to all White leadership who espouse and embrace the White Value System
7. Personal commitment to embracement of the White Value System.
Would you support a President who went to a church like that?
Just change the word from white to black and you have the tenets of Obama's former church. If President Bush was a member of a church like this, he would be called a racist. Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton would have been marching outside.
This kind of church is a racist church. Obama did not wake up after 20 years and just discovered he went to a racist church. The church can't be about race. Jesus did not come for any particular race. He came for the whole world.
A church can't have a value system based on race. The churches value system has to be based on biblical mandate. It does not matter if it's a white church or a black church: it's still wrong. Anyone from either race that attends a church like this would never get my vote.
Obama's former Pastor Jeremiah Wright is a disciple of liberal theologian James Cone, author of the 1970 book A Black Theology of Liberation. Cone once wrote: 'Black theology refuses to accept a God who is not identified totally with the goals of the black community. If God is not for us and against white people, then he is a murderer, and we had better kill him.
Cone is the man Obama's mentor looks up to. Does Obama believe this?
So what does all this mean for the nation?
In the past when the Lord brought someone with the beliefs of Obama to lead a nation it meant one thing - judgment.
Read 1 Samuel 8 when Israel asked for a king. First God says in 1 Samuel 1:9 'Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will do.'
Then God says
1 Samuel 1:18 ' When that day comes, you will cry out for relief from the king you have chosen, and the LORD will not answer you in that day.' 19 But the people refused to listen to Samuel. 'No!' they said. 'We want a king over us. 20 Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles.' 21 When Samuel heard all that the people said, he repeated it before the LORD. 22 The LORD answered, 'Listen to them and give them a king.'
Here is what we know for sure.
God is not schizophrenic
He would not tell one person to vote for Obama and one to vote for McCain. As the scripture says, a city divided against itself cannot stand, so obviously many people are not hearing from God.
Maybe I am the one not hearing but I know God does not change and Obama contradicts many things I read in scripture so I doubt it.
For all my friends who are voting for Obama can you really look God in the face and say; Father based on your word, I am voting for Obama even though I know he will continue the genocidal practice of partial birth abortion. He might have to nominate three or four Supreme Court justices, and I am sure he will be nominating liberal judges who will be making laws that are against you. I also know he will continue to push for homosexual rights, even though you destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah for this. I know I can look the other way because of the economy.
I could not see Jesus agreeing with many of Obama's positions. Finally I have two questions for all my liberal friends.
Since we know someone's value system has to be placed on the nation,
1. Whose value system should be placed on the nation?
2. Who should determine that this is the right value system for the nation?
Blessings,
Huntley Brown
Huntley Brown is a fabulous concert pianist, man of God and is a black man. I appreciate so much his reasoning for not voting for Obama. I would like to see this article published or spread out via Email to as many as possible. It's good stuff! Unfortunately, our mainstream media will not publish anything like this, so, once again, we have to depend on the internet for the truth.
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