Mostly, two peas in a pod...
Both Pres. Obama and Gov. Romney did a very good job, i thought. If they're the kind of men you like.
Twice Gov. Romney said things that pleased me. First, when he fleetingly mentioned the Tenth Ammendment in connection with nationalized health care (which obliterates constitutional government by bringing one-fifth of the nation's economy inside the Beltway). But that was it--a fleeting mention with no conviction behind it. Sad.
Second, and much more encouraging, when Gov. Romney declared several times that the deficit is "immoral." Kudos to him for that!
There was only one subject where blood was drawn and that was each time... Gov. Romney mentioned the "unelected board" that would make decisions about what would and would not be covered by Pres. Obama's nationalized health care. Whenever the subject was raised by Gov. Romney, Pres. Obama had facial tics, squirmed, and interrupted. The President knows his board is not simply a "best practices" forum, but will ration health care in such a way as to deny lifesaving treatments to the feeble, aged, and handicapped.
President Obama has stated that he wants his daughters to have sex education because, as he put it back in 2008, "I don't want my daughters punished with a baby." He's also said that he wants Planned Parenthood funded so his daughters have that "choice. Those who think President Obama is not fully committed to his federal board withholding lifesaving therapies from those at the margins of life fully deserve the president they have. And likely they elected him and have themselves murdered their own sons and daughters, and have helped their children out of crisis pregnancies by paying for the murder of their own grandchildren.
We are a bloodthirsty nation and nationalized health care is the next step in the growth in our bloodguilt before the Living God Who has warned us that He hates the shedding of innocent blood.
(This next to last paragraph has been edited, largely to make the summary of President Obama's attitude toward potential grandchildren from a crisis pregnancy more accurate.)




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I have run into some Christians who believe that denying Christ (Romney as a mormon) is a worse sin than murdering babies (Pres. Obama), so voting for Obama is the lesser of two evils. I have also run into some Christians who are refusing to vote because neither candidate is a True Believer (of course Obama claims to be a "Christian," but they are judging from his fruits and track record otherwise). My thoughts are that we must vote as Christian citizens because not voting is voting. Without telling me who to vote for, can you offer any advice on how we (Christians) ought to approach moral decisions of this nature? What is worse -- voting for the wrong person or not voting at all?
If you don't feel you can vote for either one, register your *active* dissatisfaction with the choices by voting for somebody else you think is actually worthy of your vote. Just write them in.
I've become convinced that it is better to vote in this way than to not vote at all.
That's my two cents.
-Joseph
I'm usually pittied for my ignorance. Maybe so. But then why the write-in option? Why any more than 2 parties on the ballot at all?
On a related note, what do you think of a wife who "defers" her vote to her husband as opposed to voting differently from him and thereby "canceling out" his vote? If I cannot in good conscience vote for the same person my husband does, can I honor his vote and passively vote by not voting against his choice? I'm interested in others' thoughts on this.
I have told others to use the write in option for someone that is the best choice.
Sandy,
Have you and your husband ever discussed this? Maybe he'll want (or strongly recommend) that you vote for the candidate he supports, suggest that you not vote for either candidate as you mentioned, or say that he encourages you to vote for the candidate of your choice.
Hi Sue,
He has suggested and/or requested each of these options at different times and I have done so. We haven't established our plan for this election, yet. But I don't hear anyone ever talking along these lines which is why I had asked for the Baylys or other pastors (or dear sisters, such as yourself!) to weigh in.
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