I am a Christian voting for Obama.

Here is probably the most organized explaination of why I am voting for Obama. I am a Christian, born again, and love and worship Jesus Christ. I attend church regularly, and just love the Lord with everything i have. That being said, I am voting for Obama in Nov. It is a HUGE controversy within the Christian community, bc it is widely viewed that if you support Obama, you are supporting a murderer and you must not really be a Christian in the first place. It is ridiculous, but these are the things I have been hearing and the things people have been saying directly to me. I posted something before, but here is another version Here are my more organized thoughts…

 I tried justifying voting for McCain/Palin. Then, I realized I was making the same mistake I made when voting for George W Bush. Voting on one issue, and one issue alone. Thinking that George W Bush would overturn Roe V Wade, I voted blindly with the encouragement of the church. 8 years after he is in office, Roe V Wade is still in tact, meanwhile our economy is going down the drain and thousands of lives have been lost by being in a country we didnt need to invade in the first place. Seeing this, I have decided to no longer vote on one issue alone.

Its not only this, but ok. I think the problem goes a little deeper than just pro-choice vs pro-life. People are going to terminate unwanted pregnancies whether its legal or not.  People are going to have sex outside of marriage and get pregnant unexpectadly regardless of a law prohibiting abortion. I agree with obama when he said that no one is pro-abortion, but that it is necessary to work together to lower the number of unwanted pregnancies in this country. He suggests better education and incentives for women who have unplanned children. I am very pro-life, but I do think he has a point. Obviousely, under republican presidents roe v wade still exists, and it probably always WILL exist unless a heart change goes on with americans.

It baffles me that many of the people who are pro life (republicans), are also the people who are against welfare and government help for those who choose to have their unplanned children, in a pro-choice land. I like the democratic party because they are very much for helping those who need help! whereas the republican party has more of a “you got yourself in to this mess, now get yourself out of it” kind of attitude. They are not a gracious party, in my opinion.

If youre torn about gay marriage, you may be interested to know that both candidates have the same stance on the issue. That marriage should not be redifined in the constitution, but that each state should be able to allow or disallow civil unions between same sex couples.

I really like Obama’s stance on our education system. It desperately needs to be reformed, and by not fixing it, we are setting our children up for failure. Raising standards for teachers, and making good education affordable is crucial for our future economy. I also agree with his stance on the war, that it was a mistake to go in to Iraq, but that the fight needs to go on in Afghanistan.

Both candidates are very pro-Israel as well, so there is no conflict there.

On to Gov Palin. I love Sarah Palin. I like most of her views and values, and i’ll probably see her in heaven!! However, it is clear that she is extremely inexperienced and knows nothing of foreign policy. The fact that shes running with someone who may pass away due to health issues or old age puts her a heartbeat away from running the white house. I am not comfortable with that at all. cbs.com has her interviews with catie couric that pretty much speak for themselves. I like her, but that does not mean she is ready to run the country. Middle-Eastern nations who have a low view of women anyway, are going to have a very difficult respecting her, because she doesnt know what shes talking about. To them, she is nothing but eye candy. Not only that, but it was a selfish move on John McCains part. One of his slogans is “country first”, but he did not put the country first with this pick. He was trying to sway the evangelical vote, and those who voted for hillary. its sneaky, and insulting to the american people’s intelligence. and, im afraid it worked.

As far as Christianity, I am not sure either Obama OR McCain are actually Christians. In the rick warren forum, when asked what it means to be a Christian, Obama said something like “Jesus Christ died on the cross for my sins, and I am forgiven” while John McCain said “saved and forgiven.” Obama does have some views that are not Biblical, such as “Christianity and evolution are compatible” and i think he wrote somewhere that all roads lead to God. (pres bush has said the same thing).

One thing I really hate is how mean Christians are being about Obama. Yes, he is pro choice. Yes he believes in evolution. Is he a secret muslim?? no. converting to Christianity is punnishable by death, as we know, in the muslim community. They wouldnt have him if he wanted them to, as he has already claimed the name of Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. Is he the AntiChrist? no, because the Bible says the antichrist will deny Christ, which he did not, and has not done. These emails and youtube videos being promoted by the Christian community are slanderous. I challange you to go to biblegateway.com and type in “slander”, see how God feels about that.

This is how I really see things fitting in to the end times though. This is of course, all speculation by …. me. & I have thought long and hard about this.

If McCain gets in to office, kiss our economy goodbye. He runs on the same economic plan Bush has implemented. He knows nothing of what it means to be middleclass, (owning 11 cars and 7 homes), and is feeding us the same bologna that has been fed to us the past 8 years. He is quite trigger happy, and hot headed (not a good combo!), and would probably go to war with anyone who challenged us. I think our chances of nuclear war increase greatly with McCain in office. I think he would abuse our military, and we may even see our first draft in a long time.

I can see Obama as promoting the whole…”one world religion” view. Working together for a better world, and all that jazz. His health care program can be a perfect set up for the RFID chip, and there is no doubt that evolution will continue to be taught in schools, as well as sex education at a younger age to prevent unwanted pregnancies. And honestly, its questionable if he will survive his presidency because of the racism that still exists in this country. (that is a WHOLE other long-winded problem i have with the platform of the republican party. it has been historically rooted in racism more than any other issue. keeping whites and blacks separate. only in the recent few decades has it switched to abortion and gay marriage. of course im not talking about every single republican, but as a party, that was their platform after lincoln.)

So, if Obama or any other democrat gets in to office, that means we are going to face harder times as Christians. Having to stand up stronger for our faith, and implementing the Lord’s law in our home lives, and teaching our children His ways. Democrats are very adomant about separation of church and state, which means that we will face harder times as a church. It will force Christian families to draw closer to God, and the persecution we may face for being “old fashioned and barbaric” will bring us closer together as a body and ultimitley closer to God.

Call me crazy (and MANY people have) but I look forward to those days where our faith is tested, the days that will separate the people playing church from the people who really worship the true and living God. Trials bring us closer to God, and American Christians have had it easy thus far, forcing everyone to live under God’s law whether they like it or not. Its not going to last forever, and eventually a democrat is going to get into office and change things around. If not this election, then we can say hello to President Hillary Clinton in 2012.

Above all, it is all going to play out the way God intended it. Dont believe the stuff that other Christians are feeding us, that voting democrat is a sin, and that obama is a secret muslim/antichrist. These things are not true, and you are no less a Christian for exercising your right to choose who you think is best fit to lead the country.