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In the wake of the shocking headline that tens of millions of Christians are unlikely to vote in the 2024 election, there have been any number of articles urging Christians to vote. The articles’ reasons why they should range from patriotic duty to Christian duty to Biblical reasons. But there's one overlooked reason why Christians absolutely need to turn out to vote: Influence. Before we get there, let me address the two biggest reasons cited in that study from the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University. Some 68% of respondents said they were uninterested in politics. Plato, who lived...

Job Creators Network, America’s largest small business advocacy group, is back with another massive billboard in the heart of Times Square New York, this time reminding Empire State residents and passersby that the issues facing the nation, from rampant crime to illegal immigration, the crushing cost of food and energy, didn’t exist when former president Donald Trump left office but all exploded under President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. “With one week left before Election Day, we are making the closing case to American voters that Kamala Harris is the status quo candidate that has kneecapped the economy,...

Dr. Ben Carson took aim at Democrat Kamala Harris for publicly ridiculing two college students who proclaimed 'Christ is King!' at a recent campaign rally, warning Christians that she 'said what's in her heart.' (LifeSiteNews) — Former Republican presidential candidate and world-renowned pediatric neurosurgeon, Dr. Ben Carson, took aim at Democrat Kamala Harris for publicly ridiculing two college students who proclaimed “Christ is King!” and “Jesus is Lord” at a recent campaign rally. “We have somebody who’s running for president who recently said in a crowd when someone said ‘Jesus Christ is Lord’ that ‘You’re in the wrong crowd,’” noted...

Pope Francis says to vote for lesser of two evils, and we know abortion is the real evilThe pontiff insisted abortion and deportation are equally evil, but the lesser evil principle requires voting against the candidate who would do the most harm.(Population Research Institute) — I have long regarded this papacy as a kind of penance.From its sacrifice of the Underground Church in China to its suppression of the Latin Mass, from its dalliance with Masonry to its relentless sermonizing about climate change and our collective sins, it has at times seemed to be nothing more than a collection of...

Betraying the will of the people Posted: February 5, 2004 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com George Bush and Arnold Schwarzenegger have done more to demoralize American voters than any two politicians in my lifetime. Both were elected with the promise of bringing real change to their respective offices – the presidency and the governorship of California. Their candidacies generated great excitement. Their elections brought great hope. But their actions suggest all they did was fool enough of the people to get their votes. And the people are catching on. George W. Bush promised to rein in spending. Instead, he...