Re: [TruthTalk] Republican or Democrat

[Knpraise]

In a message dated 9/28/2004 2:43:24 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

It was on 11 Sep 2001 when I discovered a terrible mistake. Bush encouraged people to pray at their Church, Synagogue, and Mosque. When he said that, my heart sank. He didn't learn the lesson.
 
When Bush said the God of A, I, &J was the same as the god of Islam my heart sank again and it never recovered. I cannot by good conscience vote for this man. I cannot spit in God's face by allowing a godly man of this caliber to remain in office. I do not want the presence of the God of Avraham to leave my home.
 
Wasted vote? It's a wasted vote IF I vote for EITHER of the two horned beasts of the US political system. (However, everyone's vote is wasted because the Electoral College is the one who truly decides... a point we all seem to forget.)
 
I'm a negative loser, Izzy? You are still my friend, but you hurt me. I am not a negative thinker. I am one who hears clearly and is able to listen from many different vantage points... not just the angle most comfortable from my chair at home.
 
-- slade

My vote will be for Bush in spite of the inconsistency you point to, brother slade.  And I do agree with your concern.  Obviously, I am not voting my faith and you are   --  and I am thinking that both have a place in the political process.   If I were selecting an Elder,  Bush would not be my choice.   But I am selecting a President, of course, and, for me, the rules are different.   The President is one who represents the people of this country  -- all of them.  Which man best accomplishes that?   And two words are important to me in that question.   "Best" and "accomplish."   GW does have conviction.   He has been sorely criticized for his faith stance.   In the first debate with Gore and Nader, it was Bush who named Christ as the most influential person in his life  --  right there on TV, in front of God and everyone.   And his faith message is clearly seen (by me, at least.)   Paul said something once, that is one of the most profound comments I have ever read and it is ---   I become all things, to all men so that by all means I might save some.   Awesome.   And I see that idea in Bush's attempt at being a (Christian) President for all the people.   Who do I want as a commander and chief of the military and one who has the power of life and death for my boys?   Not a typical Christian concern, I might add.  My two youngest boys would be among the first in line to fight if things got that bad   ---   so my vote is extremely important to me.  I don't look to Iraq as the major issue.   Nor do I care that much about President Bush's way of dealing with the various gods of the people he governs.  I care only about how he governs in comparison to those who run against him.   It is not a religious decision  --  it is a political one.    I honestly see GW as one who is trying to apply his faith to the opportunity he has to govern.   Right or wrong.   I see him as one who is doing the best that he can do.   Kerry is very much the opposite  --  without a political conscience.   The Constitutional Party candidate would not be able to accomplish anything if he, in fact, won the election.   Keep in mind, that Bush is doing something I could not do.   I could not be the President because many of my views as a Christian would make it an impossible task.   In matters of faith,  I personally, could make few if any compromises and "compromise" is the bedrock of the political decision making process.  

If I voted my faith  --  without compromise  --  well, I can't think of anyone I would vote for other than me and it would be wrong for me to be President.  So,   it is not a religious decision. 

John