- People say that you can't be a Christian and a Democrat, or less frequently, a Christian and a Republican. I say you can't be a Christian and firmly hold to ANY party. On some level, when secular thought reigns, there will be moral disagreements with everyone. Republicans service the wealthy, but have "better morals." Democrats look out for everyone, but morally are loose cannons. And so on, and so on...
- Obama is not the devil. I don't believe he is the Antichrist. However, as Liz said, he did have some Big Brother style ads and publicity that still are a little unnerving. And it is a cause for concern, but not the threat level midnight that everyone is yelling about.
- We need to fully support our leaders. In their morality? No...not if it's against God. But we can't go around saying through our teeth "sure I like him...it's just that I don't like him." Or saying something about him positively and then being critical about him being president.
- The Presidency is a job. As an issue of stewardship, I voted for who I thought would do the job best with the slim pickings we were given. I didn't decide until the Sunday before who I was voting for, and even then it was a slim margin. Did I have moral disagreements with the candidates? Yup. Political and economic ones? Yup. But if I ran a company, and I needed to hire the best man for the job, I'd be a good steward and hire the best guy for my money. If we had moral disagreements it would actually be better, then, if he WASN'T a Christian because I'd have an oppurtunity to help him get straightened out. The Presidency is a little bit of an unapprochable position, but prayer works, right?
Joshua
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