Voting
I believe voting is the responsibility of every mature Christian; and as mature Christians we should be productive and involved citizens. We should contribute in all of our God-given abilities to influence righteousness or at least moving towards what is right. I think Pete Winn did a good job at revealing a Biblical precedent for voting at this link: Do Christians Have A Duty To Vote?
Voting should not be based upon a political affiliation. I do not vote based upon a party. I vote based upon a candidate’s character and ability. However, I certainly take time to “think through” and consider a political party’s platform and direction to make my decisions. I hope you will too.
There are certain issues of morality on the Democrat Party platform that I cannot ever align myself, now more than ever. Therefore, I will not vote Democrat. It has become very immoral. This decision is not based upon a loyalty to any other political party. I am voting Republican for president, however I am not loyal to the Republican Party. Actually I have seen the Republican Party as unfaithful. I see way too much greediness in 
the Republican Party. I am very disappointed in politics. I don’t even like the party system. Quite frankly I agree with our first president, in his farewell address 212 years ago, George Washington said:
“However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying after wards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion.” In other words, political parties, and the divisiveness it brings has the ability to promote arrogance in the politicians which will propagate evil in their ruling – pride comes before destruction. Proverbs 16:18. This seems to be more truer now than ever before in our entire history.
I vote based upon character, and Judeo-Christian values; as I have said before, “character really does matter.”
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I agree, Steve. As long as the Democrat party is moving in lock step with the National Democrat leadership, there is no way that I can support their agenda… abortion on demand, sanctioning of immoral lifestyles of all kinds, socialism, etc…
There used to be an unwritten law… All politics are local. That is no longer true. Now it seems that all politics are national. We need to wake up and walk in the present reality. That reality dictates that each and every Christian should vote Republican. I agree, also, that the Republican party is not magical. God is the one with all the answers, but, right now the Republican party espouses more of God’s truth than the Democrat party, so, VOTE REPUBLICAN and sleep good at night knowing that whatever happens, God is ultimately in control. When you see Obama speaking just visualize Satan holding his little puppet strings, then, visualize God holding Satan’s little puppet strings. You’ll be surprised how small they will seem compared to the reality of eternity. God Bless!!! Jesus is coming Soon!!!