How should Christians vote on November 6th?

Forbes ^ | 10/29/2012 | Bill Flax

[billflax]

Christians frightened for America’s future face a conundrum this electoral season. Biblical precepts must steer our politics; loving God with all our hearts, souls and minds obviously includes discernment at the polls. “When you enter the voting booth,” says R.C. Sproul, “don’t leave your Christianity in the parking lot.”

How should Christians vote their beliefs?

Only God knows either candidate’s heart, but Mitt Romney professes Mormonism. Culturally, Mormons make for great neighbors and business partners. Many behave better than most Christians, but faith is more than mere morals. When Latter-day Saints talk of Christ they conceive of a created being.

Barack Obama has articulated an Oprah-like ecumenical Christianity with “many paths to the same place.” Liberation Theology, which his former church preaches, superimposes spiritual vocabulary to Marxist thinking. Properly understood, Marxism reflects a complete rejection of Christianity.

So do Democrats apparently.

[billflax]

A Mormon centrist and a Marxist radical are vying for the evangelical vote.

[tomkat]

Forbes ^ | 10/29/2012 | Bill Flax
by billflax
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[Gene Eric]

Like this choice should be a conundrum...

Vote Life, vote Liberty. Don’t vote for the jackass. Vote Romney.

[tsowellfan]

How Should Christians vote?

Here’s a video to answer that question...

http://youtu.be/kV_5qvRTDUc

[ConorMacNessa]

Two candidates - one Mormon, one Muslim. I've served with Mormons and known them as people of integrity. I've seen nothing of Islam but taqiyah, hudna and jihad.

There is no integrity under the Crescent. I go with the Mormon.



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[xzins]

In the same way as interpreting the bible correctly requires touching on layers of context from more immediate to important but more distant, choosing between candidates involves analyzing them on the basis of more important to lesser important items of faith.

The core belief of Christianity is found in the entirety of the Apostle’s Creed, but begins with “I believe in God, the Father Almighty, the Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord:Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,...”

This testimony to the true, trinitarian God might be called the core of the core.

Also important, but less central to a Christian understanding of creation might be “honorable dealings with one’s fellow humans.” On the periphery might be “wholesome living.” (These are just examples)

One has an internal checklist when viewing a candidate, and the fewer checks, the more unacceptable the candidate. I believe Billy Graham’s recent advertisement called upon Christians to vote their principles. He’s absolutely right. Check them, weight them, add up the result, and one can get some idea if it would be a justifiable thing to pull the lever for a particular candidate.

[sdpatriot]

umm.. haven’t read it yet, but had to hazard a guess..

the one who doesn’t chum around with terrorists or head removers???

[verum ago]

From the perspective of voting by religion, I'll take the Mormon over the Marxist any day.

The Mormon part doesn't bother me in the least. A vote for Romney isn't a vote for Mormonism. It's not like Romney, if elected president, is going to make Mormonism the state religion.

If you're going to vote with religion as your top issue, then vote for the candidate more likely to protect religious freedoms and curtail government assaults on the practice of religion and its values. I think it's pretty obvious which man is the better choice.

Now, the candidate with the best stance on religion isn't Romney or Obama, but a third party (obviously). But determining the best choice of candidate has a practical aspect to it. Voting for a third party candidate is a nice way to state your stance to the world (albeit anonymously) and show your rejection of the major parties. However, if voting for a third party increases the chances of putting a Godless Marxist F*** like Obama back in office, I'm not going to do that. I'd rather put Romney in office and put actual conservatives in the House and Senate to check his centrist tendencies then increase the odds of putting someone back in office who is actively attacking religion.

We live in a practical world. Don't lose sight of that– Obama would love to use Faith as a weapon against the Faithful to get himself reelected by discouraging people from voting for Romney (the only viable alternative to Obama) based on his religion.

[sdpatriot]

umm.. haven’t read it yet, but had to hazard a guess..

the one who doesn’t chum around with terrorists or head removers???

[Frapster]

Hmmmm 72 virgins now or later? I pick now.

[gorush]

Render unto Caesar...

[Frapster]

Wait wait - that delivery was all wrong....

Hmmmm... 72 virgins in the here and now or the afterlife? I choose now.

Ok it’s still a bad joke.

[Gator113]

LOL.... I see no “conundrum”!

One can vote for a traitor that hates this country or a man that loves it.

One can vote for the continued destruction of our country or for a man that will try to save it.

I have already voted for Romney and my vote had NOTHING to do with his chosen faith. My vote had much to do with my love of Freedom, love of my country and the future of my grandchildren.

ANYONE that would choose Obama over Romney because of his Mormonism is a complete fool....

[Nifster]

and I am voting for a president NOT a pastor...thanks very much anyway

[Nifster]

and I am still voting for president NOT for pastor....we do not live in a theocracy much as some would like to

[Jyotishi]

Muslims are instructed by their Koran to torture and kill non-Muslims. Clearly, non-Muslims must note vote for the Muslim-Marxist.

[Kimmers]

well said

[HokieMom]

Thank you! I put this on my facebook page where I have lots of Christian friends— some I know voted for BHO last time and regret it.

[Chunga]

and I am still voting for president NOT for pastor....we do not live in a theocracy much as some would like to

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[Irish Eyes]

This is a joke, right?