Posted on 07/27/2016 6:59:38 AM PDT by Lera
There are few sins God hates as much as shedding innocent blood, especially the blood of children. Seeing that Hillary Clinton is a radically pro-abortion candidate and seeing that the Democratic platform reinforces those radical views, can a Christian vote for Hillary in good conscience?
In Jeremiah 19, God explained why the people of Judah were about to go into exile: It was because they worshiped idols and because they "filled this place [speaking of Jerusalem] with the blood of the innocent. They have built the high places of Baal to burn their children in the fire as offerings to Baal -- something I did not command or mention, nor did it enter my mind" (Jer. 19:4-5).
Because of these heinous sins, Jerusalem was destroyed and the Temple of Yahweh burned to the ground, with tens of thousands going into exile.
Does God hate the shedding of innocent blood any less today, especially when it is the blood of children? Listen again to Jeremiah: "They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to burn their sons and daughters in the fire -- something I did not command, nor did it enter my mind" (Jer. 7:31).
What, exactly, did this entail? Listen to this description from the medieval Jewish commentator Rashi, who explained that the high places of Topheth refer to the god "Molech, which was [made] of copper, and they would heat it up from underneath it with its hands spread out and heated. And they would place the child on his hands, and he would be burnt and moan, and the priests would beat drums so that the father should not hear his son's voice and take pity." What a horror!
Now stop for a moment and look at these images of aborted babies and ask yourself how the Lord must feel about the shedding of this innocent blood -- the blood of innocent babies in the womb.
Can you, as a follower of Jesus, cast your vote for a candidate who supports this bloodshed? Can you vote for Hillary Clinton, one of the best friends Planned Parenthood has ever had?
Just look at the stark contrast between the RNC and DNC platforms on abortion.
As reported by LifeNews.com, "The proposed Democratic Party platform this year is more extreme than it has ever been, calling for taxpayer funding of abortion and a repeal of the Hyde Amendment. The Democratic Party platform already supports legalized abortion on demand for any reason up until birth.
"'We will continue to oppose -- and seek to overturn -- federal and state laws and policies that impede a woman's access to abortion, including by repealing the Hyde Amendment,' it reads."
In complete contrast, the RNC platform on abortion begins with: "Faithful to the 'self-evident' truths enshrined in the Declaration of Independence, we assert the sanctity of human life and affirm that the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed."
The platform supports "a human life amendment to the Constitution and endorse legislation to make clear that the Fourteenth Amendment's protections apply to unborn children." It opposes "using public revenues to promote or perform abortion or fund organizations which perform or advocate it and will not fund or subsidize health care which includes abortion coverage."
It calls for appointing judges who will uphold these values, reaffirms its opposition to partial birth abortion, and salutes "the many States that have passed laws for informed consent, mandatory waiting periods prior to an abortion, and health-protective clinic regulation."
no.
I’ve posed this question many times and the answer is always NO! A person who can conscientiously vote for Hillary and has no remorse about it is in danger of eternity in Hell!
No. Any Catholic priest should and probably must, state so. Preferably at Sunday Mass. All of the priests and deacons do so at the parish I attend.
Abortion on demand is incompatible with Christian faith, along with other things in the Democratic platform. No conscientious Christian can vote for Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine.
No. They should not have voted for Obama either.
Can a Christian vote for ANY democrat in good conscience?
Keep in mind the dems booed GOD, so her core constituents are not concerned.
No. Better not to vote at all, than vote for someone who supports the mass murder of other people merely because they are inconvenient. If you can’t in conscience vote for Trump, fine. Stay home. But you cannot morally vote for that woman.
Am stuck at the beach with relatives who, out of various loyalties and misguided was, are democrats. BTW, liberals have the best real estate.
Each evening the dem convention is on We have enough to do and to talk about that it is just background
I see it as a festival of baby murderers. They don’t. But their priest could clue them in.
Can a Christian vote for HiLIARy. Of course. Any Christian who covets other peoples’ money and wants somebody to deliver it to them. She’s their candidate. Believe me, there are plenty of Christians in this category.
No. It would be material co operation in a mortal sin and is not allowed.
#NeverHillary!
yes. it’s called free will, a gift from God that some people don’t value or use wisely.
I have “Catholic” relatives who are the same and I hate being around them. They are daily mass attenders and happily vote democrat! They really annoy me.
its amazing how they don’t see it
They have taken His name in vain if they do.
Uh she’s the antichrist.
[[Can a Christian vote for HiLIARy. Of course. Any Christian who covets other peoples’ money and wants somebody to deliver it to them. She’s their candidate. Believe me, there are plenty of Christians in this category]]
What they call themselves doesn’t make them so.
You either believe and follow Jesus and believe his word or you do not. There is no neutral or just barely Christian Christian .
Voting for ANY Democrat raises the same question. I wonder how many priests have had penitents confess to having voted Democrat? A Democrat vote, after all, says “kill the baby”.
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