Tonight on TV Obama tells us to "Chose Hope Over Fear." It is a slogan without meaning. One should fear the outcomes of an Obama presidency:
1. Fear Obama's abortion policies: signing The Freedom of Choice Act, overturning the Hyde Amendment (banning tax dollars to support abortion), supporting partial birth abortions, etc. Hope for good in these areas is irrational.
There is reason to hope that John McCain will be as pro-life as his record shows and his words proclaim.
2. Fear Obama's economic policies: higher taxes that inhibits economic recovery; huge increases in governmental spending; "spreading the wealth around" through confiscatory taxation and social engineering. Hope for this economic shell game is irrational.
There is reason to hope that John McCain will control spending and keep taxes low, thus leaving more money in our hands and generating more tax revenue (as did Reagan).
3. Fear Obama's foreign policy: defunding an already overstretched military; losing Iraq to terrorist rule; bargaining with rogue leaders of Iran, etc., with no sense of their dangers and evils. Hope here is irrational and dangerous.
There is reason to hope that a long time Senator and military hero--who was right about the surge in Iraq--will do the right thing and be strong in the face of international evils. John McCain is that man.
4. Fear Obama's lack of executive experience and moral character: he has written two memiors, but no significant legislation; he is a first term senator with a very shady background (close associations with William Ayers, Jeremiah Wright, ACORN, etc.). Hoping in this man in irrational and dangerous.
There is reason to hope that John McCain's proven character will continue while in The White House.
Slogans do not make for coherent political philosophies. Evil outcomes should be feared and thus avoided. Hope should rest in rational projections, not in irrational and romantic wishes.
For these reasons, do not vote for Obama and be sure to vote for John McCain. No, he is not as charismatic, but that does not matter. We need a proven leader with strong character and wise policies, not an "historic" celebrity who lacks the needed credentials for the most influential office on the planet.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Chose Hope Over Fear?
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I would agree with 99% of what Doug Groothuis writes here. I do wish that he had added the *very* important qualification that any hope in, and any fear of, *any* man or woman should be small, compared to our fear of the LORD and our hope in Him (which is more certain than any hope in any man or woman)! I'm sure that Doug would agree.
Having said the above, I did "early vote" for John McCain in New Mexico. The fact that I don't ultimately "fear" Barack Obama, in light of my fear of, and hope in, the LORD doesn't mean that I have the right to be irresponsible and vote for *the* most extremely pro-choice (choice to murder!) Presidential candidate to ever come from the Democratic Party.
McCain is a man of character? Is this biased writer serious? As believers do we condone the fact that he intentionally left his first wife because she was disfigured in a car wreck? As believers do we condone his guttural language and his temper? As believers do we condone the fact that the majority of his family's income originates from the sale of alcohol which unquestionably destroys families and kills people?
Does John McCain possess any of the fruits of the spirit, which is truly the standard for a man of character? Love? What a hateful campaign he has run. Joy? Have you ever seen a more joyless man? Peace? He has put his faith, hope and trust in himself rather than Christ. Patience? Nope. Kindness? Nope. Faithfulness? Ask his first wife. Gentleness? Nope again. Self-control? None. It is hard to possess the fruit of the spirit when you fail to give evidence that you acknowledge Jesus as Lord and Savior. Look, I have great respect for single issue Christian voters who plan to vote against Obama because of his position on abortion. However, we must not prop up a godless man as an example to follow.
The bottom line is as believers, we do not put our faith, hope or trust in politicians! God is sovereign and HE is in control. Whoever is elected as President of our beloved country is put in that position because of God. Instead of worrying about whether Obama or McCain is going to be the President, isn't it time to be serious about spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ to a very lost world, which tragically includes millions of people in our beloved country? Let us pray, pray and pray again, for God to save souls. The only way that our nation will change (as an aside, the only way the abortion problem will be solved) is for the hearts of people to turn to God (not government, not politicians) through faith in Jesus Christ.
May we also be faithful to scripture to pray for our political leaders. At this time based on extensive polling by various independent sources, it is almost a certainty that the man sitting in the oval office in January will be Barack Obama. May God draw our new President, whether it be Obama or McCain , to Himself. However, even if they neglect God's call, let us not be worried or forlorn. Instead, let us run the race with endurance as we die to ourselves and carry the cross of Christ.
Penny,
John McCain has specifically said that his mistreatment of his first wife is the single greatest regret of his life-- and even then, I think that your characterization of his treatment of her is not entirely inaccurate. Please know that I say that without malice, and with love for you, as a sister in Christ.
As a Christian man who believes *unswervingly* in the sanctity and permanence of marriage, let it be said that I do *not* condone McCain's leaving of his first wife.
Penny, as a fellow Christian, do you struggle at all with pride? Laziness? Impatience? For those who are God's people, any of those sins against God is one for which Christ died-- *just like* struggling with a bad temper. It is unfair to place a bad temper on a special plane of sinfulness. Can we really say that Barack Obama does not sin in serious ways, given his militantly "pro-choice" (choice to murder unborn lives) stance? McCain has displayed *much* restraint, temper-wise, in this election, given some of the things that have been said and implied (unfairly) about him.
About the profiting from alcohol, I would not personally make that choice, but Jesus *did* turn water into wine-- which, in the context of the wedding at Cana, was clearly *intoxicating* wine. Read the surrounding verses. We evangelicals (most of us, anyway) may have grape juice at our Lord's Suppers at church, but Jesus and
the disciples drank wine.
Other than the above issues, I agree with you-- God is sovereignly in control, and He will decide who is elected on Nov. 4. (In fact, in His sovereign plan, He already *has* decided.)
However, Christians must still vote responsibly, according to Biblical principles-- and as I detailed in other posts, a vote for Obama would be *incredibly* irresponsible when it comes to the legal protection of unborn lives.
Oops-- I meant to write "not entirely *accurate,*" in the first sentence of my last comment!
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