Christian faith is a reason to cast a vote for a candidate!
The morality of the nation is adrift, the Christian foundation of the nation a target, and even a President denies we are a Christian nation! by Mark Vogl
(conservative)
Friday, June 24, 2011
There may never be a more important time to look at the religious practices of a candidate. Whether its health care, global warming, deficits, wars in the Middle East, Gay marriage, the filth on American air waves (including the foul language which crops up on Hannity's show from time to time.), or any number of other issues, the moral and ethical base of the candidates is extremely important. We are faced with crisis after crisis and knowing the deep, personal values of the candidate should not be dismissed as unimportant.
The Obama denial that America is a Christian nation brings Christianity to the forefront of the election process and makes faith and the candidate's understanding of the events in Philadelphia which resulted in the Constitution as a critical aspect of the primary process!
For a long time the ruling elite, the media, and other social engineers have tried to tell us that the Founders intended separation of church and state which they translate into separation of people from God. If you look back at American history you will find that these revisionist precepts are wrong and do not reflect our Founders, or the generations before and after. The Christian faith was the basis for the societal norms of our nation. But it really is so much more than that. College and university professors have taught us, and our children, and now our grandchildren that government policies can shape society's culture. Look at the state of our nation, at the number of divorces, single parents, abortions, and it becomes apparent that our government's policies are not about the traditional family, or...the government policies to support the traditional family have been a dismal failure. Either way, it should be easy to see that the human secularism which rules inside the capital beltways across the nation are destroying the single most important social building block, the family.
We have heard repeatedly about the value of diversity. We have been told only open minded, higher intellect people can appreciate the true value of endless diversity. It is the underlying argument for open borders, homosexual lifestyles, multi-culturalism, and relativism. Encouraging a diversity of faith helps justify agnostics and atheism. Proponents recognize there are some difficulties with too much diversity; radical Islam, fundamentalist Christians, multi marital partner Mormons, ...well these are just a little too diverse, at least for the moment.
The question of a candidate's personal faith and their devotion to a Christian God is important. Especially after a sitting President publicly denies that the United States of America is Christian. If not Christian, what are we/ Moslem? Agnostic? Mormon? Are we to allow the Supreme Court's decision on abortion to also set our faith, and condemn us in the life after earth? Combine this with Bill Clinton's folly in the Oval Office and there is little wonder that peoples of faith around the world question the United States of America.
This is a hard question? It tests what your individual personal belief is. And while tens of millions go to church every week, the question is do you really believe in the God you pray to? Do you really believe in an omnipotent, all - powerful, all-knowing God? Sean Hannity proved today that he didn't learn the central tenant of Christianity at the seminary he says he attended. Hannity could not correctly site the fundamental Catholic and Christian belief of God being one, in three persons. Instead he seemed to join with a Mormon caller who said that Mormons believe God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit are three different, individual people. Hannity who pretends to be a knowledgeable Catholic stumbled badly when he was easily led off of so basic and central a tenant of the Catholic faith.
The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were not written in some agnostic or atheistic vacuum. Benjamin Franklin himself called on Congress to begin each day in prayer!!!
One of the great threats of human secularism, now cloaked in the fashion of "diversity is good" is the removal of God from the table of governance.
President George Washington wrote; "It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor..."
Early American reliance on Christianity was witnessed by Tocqueville, when in 1835 he wrote "There is no country in the world where the Christian religion retains a greater influence over the souls of men than in America... Religion in America takes no direct part in the government. of society, but it must be considered as the first of their political institutions."
Things are moving fast. There are so many sources of information. The nuances and intricate details of laws and legislation are way too complex for the everyday citizen to follow. Time and again we have disappointed and angered by aspects of laws which seem to be in direct contradiction to the Bible and Constitution. We simply must trust who we elect, and if not trust we should be aware that they can change our lives forever. How many times have Presidents of both parties used their last days in office to provide paroles, or issue Executive Orders which affect us.
When considering a candidate for the Office of President, who that person really is has never been more important. Simply put we cannot check his/her power, his/her intentions, or his/her ability to infiltrate within the government their policy agenda. Therefore we must count on their relationship with God to guide their actions.
I submit that using Christianity as a litmus test for your vote is reasonable and necessary.
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Posted By: Nobiius
Date: June 27, 2011 02:59:51 PM
While I strive to walk the christian walk in my daily life, if the choice of candidates comes down to a group of neoconservative, intruding, big-government "christians" and a small government, states'/peoples' rights, non-interventionist paleoconservative muslim, I would have to go with the muslim.
Personal history, integrity, and actual dedication to the founding principles of this nation are more important to me than any superficial classification, and I firmly believe this to be one reason the framers built a clause into the constitution confirming that no religious test shall be required prior to taking the oath of office.
Also remember, as Lewis said "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross."
Carrying a Bible is no indication of morality. Lacking one is no indication of depravity. Many good, worthy people live their lives never having opened a Bible. Would you reject a competent candidate with a good track record for honestly saying, "On Christianity, I have no particular opinion?"
Simply put, to make Christianity a "litmus test" is to encourage nonreligious or non-Christian candidates to lie, to pretend on a very fundamental level to be something they are not. Give me a hundred people who say nothing about religion over a dozen acquisitive wretches papering their misdeeds and their greed with Scripture.
