Two Reasons I Will Not Vote for Obama

This has been one hotly contested presidential campaign! We have two of the weakest candidates running in both parties. There are too many problems with each candidate to write them down here. Besides, it would make this entry far too long to hold anyone's attention. So I'll just keep it simple.

Let me Begin by saying that in the last eight months I have been called a racist, bigot, radical, extremest, religious zealot; and that was by my relatives. I've been called worse by others. I have had more than one person tell me that, "anyone who doesn't vote for Obama is a racist."
I have an excellent friend who happens to be a Black American who has an Obama sticker on his car to avoid having his car vandalized in his neighborhood. I have heard people say they will never "vote for a [Black man] for president." These things are completely out of line. Each man should be judged on his character and his proposals, not on color or party affiliations.

Yesterday I overheard a conversation between two people in a Kroger store. One was relating that she was glad she voted early for Obama because she doesn't believe she could support him now. What?! That is good logic if you are a fool. I have also heard people say that they were voting for Obama "because it's time America had a Black president." My belief is that it is time we had a good president; one that is good for our Great Nation. I don't believe that either candidate will be "good for America", so I will have to vote for the one who will do the least harm, and do the best job in protecting our country.

I am a Christian. I approach every election using Christian principles as my guide. As my title suggests, I will give only two reasons I cannot support Obama for president. First is his view on abortion. Not only does he support abortion on demand, but he also supports partial birth abortions and infanticide. He supports teacher's rights to take a student to have an abortion without parental consent. He said in one of his interviews that, "We have two daughters. We will teach them moral values, but if one of them makes a mistake I don't want them punished with a child." Punished?! I think that we MUST support the rights of the weakest, and that would be the unborn child. Children are never mistakes! Children may make a mistake and become pregnant, but that child is a gift from God. It may not seem so at the time, but nonetheless, the child is a gift from God.

Gen. 1:27, 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

Ps. 139:13-16, 13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. 14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, 16 your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

Jer. 1:5, 5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew [a] you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."
a. Jeremiah 1:5 Or chose

We are all wonderful creations of God. We are a part of His perfect plan. Things happen in our lives which we want no part of, but God doesn't use our plans as His guide. Thank God He doesn't! He also provided us with a way of salvation through His son Jesus. We all make mistakes, we all sin, but Jesus is there for us to provide us with forgiveness. So, if you have been a part of an abortion, seek Jesus and He will forgive. After all, He has already paid the price for all sins. Because pregnancies aren't "mistakes" they are gifts from God, and Obama doesn't understand that; I can't support him.

Second, Obama wants to "redistribute the wealth"; just ask Joe the plumber. He wants to take from the producers and give it to the non producers. In other words, he isn't interested in raising people up, he is interested in bringing down the ones who succeed: pure socialism. Socialism has never worked in any country in which it was tried. The Pilgrims formed a socialist/communist state when they first arrived. The outcome was predictable. The producers were angry that the non producers grew lazier so everyone slowed down their production: they nearly starved to death. After they adopted the "free enterprise" approach, there was plenty.

The early Church also had problems.

2 Th. 3:6-15, 6In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers, to keep away from every brother who is idle and does not live according to the teaching[a] you received from us. 7For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you, 8nor did we eat anyone's food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you. 9We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to make ourselves a model for you to follow. 10For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he shall not eat."
11We hear that some among you are idle. They are not busy; they are busybodies. 12Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the bread they eat. 13And as for you, brothers, never tire of doing what is right.
a. 2 Thessalonians 3:6 Or tradition

When you take away a person's desire to work, you steal their dignity. Man was designed to work. The Social Welfare instituted during the FDR presidency did nothing but steal the dignity of its recipients, and it continues today. Churches in the community took care of those in need within the community, but with the implementation of welfare our churches abdicated their responsibilities; giving it over to the government. Who would do a better job at giving a person a hand up instead of a handout; all the time, allowing the person to retain their dignity?

Well, these are but only two reasons I'm not voting for Obama, but I am voting. I implore you all to vote also. We are a Democratic Republic. This means that we elect people to represent us. We are not a Democracy! Thank God we aren't a democracy! A lynch mob is a democracy! We are a Republic! Every time I hear one of our elected officials refer to our Great Nation as a Democracy it sends chills up my spine. We have elected a person to represent us and they aren't aware of the form of government we have.

Ro. 13:1-2, 1Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. 2Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.

God gave us this government. It is a government which requires our involvement; our vote. If we choose not to vote, it's like saying that God didn't know what He was doing when he put this government in place. I think that we who are Christians must vote because it is our Christian duty. See you at the polls.