The Privilege to Vote

Since we live in a society with representative government and since our society prides itself on the practice of religious liberty, we as Christians need desperately to vote and vote our values at election time. Many Christians around the world do not have the luxury of expressing their faith or their convictions in the public arena. We do. Many Christians around the world would love to have an opportunity to be heard and to know that their right to practice their convictions in the public arena are protected.

Christians are to be Christ-like in every area of life. They are to represent their Lord in their speech, attitudes and conduct. We should never compartmentalize our faith and relegate it to something on Sunday. Rather, we should live out our faith on a day in and day out basis. That daily living out of faith should be experienced every election day when we vote. Let me give you some examples. If we believe that life is sacred, we should vote against abortion, federal funding of abortion clinics, euthanasia, assisted suicide. If we believe that life is sacred, we should vote for candidates who uphold the sanctity of life and we should vote against candidates who do not uphold the sanctity of human life. If we believe that marriage is between a man and a woman, we should vote for those who uphold that traditional view and vote against those who do not. If we beleive that homosexuality is a perversion of God's plan for humanity, then we should oppose the attempts of politicians and activists to force their agenda on our society. We should vote our values. I hope this November 4th, you'll not leave your faith at home. I hope you'll vote your values!