Am wondering if there are some folks out there who would pass along to me the name of the candidate they plan on voting for in the November presidential election? And, would you be willing to pass along 4 or 5 reasons you are supporting your candidate? Thank you! Any input will be helpful for a project I am working on.
God bless.
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Hey Rick,
Scott and I are friends from college & seminary and I found your post via his blog. So here's my bit...
At first I was choosing not to vote. I blogged about that here http://tinyurl.com/62aj52.
But now I'm giving serious thought to giving my vote away to someone who cannot vote, like an "illegal" alien.
While I don't want to get sucked into the kind of escatalogical hope that surrounds presidential campaigns, I also realize that plenty of people went through a whole lot to get the right to vote and in some way it seems kind of flippant for me to just toss aside something that others would have worked very hard for.
And who would those people be today? Who are the voiceless people in our democracy? "Illegal" aliens.
I feel that divesting myself of this power and giving it to the poor and voiceless is the only way I could participate in this election.
Because in the end, unlike Barack Obama, I don't really believe that "America is the last, best hope this world has." I believe that the Kingdom of God is the last, best hope this world has.
Hey Rick!
I don't claim to know a lot about politics, but I have been paying more attention to this election than I ever have in the past. So here are some reasons I think I'm voting for Barack Obama...
1. His speech on Faith and Politics is the first time in recent years I've heard a candidate speak thoughtfully on the subject. Although I wouldn't vote for him as my minister, I like many of the ideas he has about how faith is vital to the way that people live, how we need to start discussing how faith and politics relate instead of just polarizing the issue (churchgoers vs. non-churchgoers, atheists vs. believers, Democrats vs. Republicans), and speaking fairmindedly.
2. His work in Chicago with the poor.
3. His ideas on global poverty and the commitment he's made in supporting the ONE campaign.
4. He uses big words and I miss when presidents used to use big words.
or 5. His ideas on health care.
So maybe that helps? You're not going to use me in a sermon, are you? ;)
Thanks to both Charlie and Katie. I really appreciate your input. And, no, Katie, I won't use your info. in a sermon: well, not of now at least.
I've been curious about how Christians, particularly, are approaching this coming election. I don't have a clue where it's all heading but I believe that "20 something evangelicals" are going to have a powerful impact on this election. We'll see. Thanks for taking the time to respond.
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