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Thinking Clearly About Election Day


I am against demonizing men. But many of the conversations I hear regarding the upcoming election are just that. People speak of our President as if he had no good qualities about him. And in the next breath they praise Mitt Romney as if he were the Savior of the world. Neither is true.

As Christians we need to step back and, as much as possible, clear our heads about the presidential candidates and what each of them truly believes. We need our thinking to be clear and clearly biblical.

I believe both are genuinely seeking to do what they believe is best for our country. That is, they are living and making decisions based on what they feel to be right. Neither of them is practicing outright deception, at least not in a way that is any different from the presidents in our past.

I also would not feel comfortable calling either of these men Christians, though they would both call themselves one. Barack Obama is a member of a Christian church, but one that in which the Bible holds little to no authority. Mainline Protestants have long since abandoned such a belief and reason now rules the day within those churches. So our president uses the Bible in the same way that his pastor and fellow parishioners do: only when it aligns with their own thinking.

Mitt Romney on the other hand is a Mormon, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints. The beliefs of this church are far from the beliefs of historic Christianity. Their view of the Trinity is far different than ours, and their view of the life to come would be unrecognizable to us. Thus, I would never feel right in calling Mr. Romney a Christian.


Both men have their positive qualities and both men have their negative qualities. They are mere humans and, like us, they need to be viewed as such. With that being said, I will vote for one of them. The law states clearly that I cannot tell you which one. But I will vote pro-life and pro-marriage in this election, just as I have always done. Neither man believes as I do, but one of them gets a little closer than the other.


So I advise you to look into the issues. Pray over them and then step into the voting booth and do as your heart leads you. I will not leave the booth rejoicing, nor will I rejoice when the results come in. My hope is in Christ and in Christ alone. And I eagerly await the day when he will return to this earth and set up his kingdom.


Love in Christ,
Pastor Mitch

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Jamie Hodge Whitt said…
I would love to be able to have a conversation with you again one day. You have grown up completely and I have likewise, sometimes getting another opinion on some of the things I find troubling in life might be refreshing. Get my number from Monica or tell her to send me yours please if you wouldn't mind.
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