Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Christians and politics
'Tis the season and we're starting to see the ads and mailings trickle in. I got a card from John McCain yesterday, for example. Well, I'm going to take a stand and make a statement many Christians are unwilling to make. There are candidates that a Christian cannot in good conscience vote for. I'm going to take it a step further and tell you who:
Now, I also want to encourage you to keep a sharp eye out for the following candidates. Why? Because we either don't know their stance on these issues or they have been soft on these issues.
John McCain, however, wants to leave homosexual marriage to the states. He welcomes homosexuals into the military and has stated he would be comfortable with a homosexual president. He seems to want to take an "amoral" position on homosexuality.
Ron Paul is Libertarian. He was against a Constitutional Amendment banning homosexual marriage.
Mitt Romney claims to be "firmly pro-life", as evidenced by his endorsement of RU-486, pro-choice governorship, and pro-safe, legal abortion since a relative died from an illegal abortion. He also supports benefits for homosexual partners as long as they are not married and doesn't think homosexuality should prevent someone from being a Scout.
I highly recommend everyone go to On the Issues and take the VoteMatch quiz.
- Joe Biden (D)
- Hillary Clinton (D)
- Chris Dodd (D)
- John Edwards (D)
- Rudy Giuliani (R)
- Dennis Kucinich (D)
- Barack Obama (D)
- Bill Richardson (D)
- Al Sharpton (D)
Now, I also want to encourage you to keep a sharp eye out for the following candidates. Why? Because we either don't know their stance on these issues or they have been soft on these issues.
- Jim Gilmore (R)
- Duncan Hunter (R)
- John McCain (R)
- Ron Paul (R)
- Mitt Romney (R)
- Tommy Thompson (R)
John McCain, however, wants to leave homosexual marriage to the states. He welcomes homosexuals into the military and has stated he would be comfortable with a homosexual president. He seems to want to take an "amoral" position on homosexuality.
Ron Paul is Libertarian. He was against a Constitutional Amendment banning homosexual marriage.
Mitt Romney claims to be "firmly pro-life", as evidenced by his endorsement of RU-486, pro-choice governorship, and pro-safe, legal abortion since a relative died from an illegal abortion. He also supports benefits for homosexual partners as long as they are not married and doesn't think homosexuality should prevent someone from being a Scout.
I highly recommend everyone go to On the Issues and take the VoteMatch quiz.
4 Comments:
Sometimes politics makes my brain itch! It's better to have someone sift through it for me. And thanks for having the courage to be brutally honest.
Blessings.
but these candidates don't necessarily support the death penatly - and some of the ones on the "do" list do support the death penatly. if that makes sense!? this is partly why being an issue voter, especially when a Christian, is difficult = the issues don't always align with each other. intersting recommedations.
True. Of course, Numbers 35:31, "Moreover, you shall accept no ransom for the life of a murderer, who is guilty of death, but he shall be put to death."
God instituted the original death penalty. In fact, He did it before He ever gave the Law. Genesis 9:5,6, "And for your lifeblood I will require a reckoning: from every beast I will require it and from man. From his fellow man I will require a reckoning for the life of man. Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image."
Brian,
Thanks for posting the Genesis quote from God to Noah and his sons. Many people do not see it that way.
Good thing to go by, "Our politics should NEVER influence our faith, but our faith should ALWAYS influence our politics."
PAX
JD
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