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| Author: | Martha R. [ Mon Sep 10, 2012 11:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | About voting... |
Here's a very interesting article about a Christian who has decided not to vote for President. http://lewrockwell.com/fedako/fedako22.1.html "Enough with the moral indignation. I am not voting for president, plain and simple. Whenever I mention my stance on voting, many of my fellow Christians are taken aback – horrified. I typically get a knee-jerk response along the lines of, "When good people don’t vote, evil triumphs." As a Christian who believes in God’s word, I can dismiss such comments out of hand. Evil exists, that is true, but my vote will not bind Satan in chains. " |
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| Author: | Sis [ Mon Sep 10, 2012 12:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: About voting... |
Don't know why he wouldn't just write in Ron Paul and help changes begin. ?? |
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| Author: | Anna1111 [ Mon Sep 10, 2012 12:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: About voting... |
My Grandparent's Church didn't believe Christians should vote at all - since our Governement did not give allegiance to God, they thought it was immoral for a Christian to participate at all in government. While I am of a different view than they were, I see it that there are many valid, devout perspectives Christians can have on voting. As long as we are voting for a human being who sins, we will in some sense be voting for the lesser of two evils. There is no such thing as a sinless candidate. But, if we believe that both candidates are completely outside the will of God, then I agree, abstaining is a good choice. Right now, I am aware of no candidate (write in or otherwise) that I personally can really get behind. I am torn between voting and not voting at this point. |
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| Author: | Pam in Colorado [ Mon Sep 10, 2012 12:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: About voting... |
Can a write in candidate win? I'm not sure if that is exactly the right wording for what I'm asking, but... if we write in a candidate, if the votes are there, could they actually become president or is there somthing that would be blocking such a thing? Does that make sense?? |
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| Author: | Anna1111 [ Mon Sep 10, 2012 1:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: About voting... |
In theory, it could happen - if a majority of the people who vote all write in the same name. A more likely positive outcome is that the written-in candidate would get enough votes to be eligible for federal election-funding grants next election. |
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| Author: | Sis [ Mon Sep 10, 2012 4:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: About voting... |
Probably not but if you write in a vote you are letting people know that you aren't just a slackard for not voting but you are unhappy with the choices provided. You are, in effect, saying, "Give us better (or more) choices." |
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| Author: | Allie [ Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: About voting... |
This has been such a struggle for me, to vote or not - but after reading about Bonhoeffer, I think I must. But I won't be voting for Obama or Romney! |
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| Author: | Martha R. [ Tue Sep 11, 2012 8:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: About voting... |
There are always candidates from third parties! I thought it was very interesting how the article pointed out that Christians voted for Hitler's party. |
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