Am I Getting Too Political?...Partisan or Moral Guidance

What are some of the guidelines that I look for when I vote for a candidate, a political party or a party’s platform? First and foremost, I have a conservative Christian worldview and I place it up against whoever or whatever is promoting their views.

For instance, I will not vote for a candidate or a political party IF…

…The major TV networks and media outlets (newspapers, magazines) are leaning toward this party or fawning over the candidate. (The media - except for most radio talk show hosts and FOX news - is liberal in their ideology.)

…Hollywood and most of its “stars” (actors and actresses) support this candidate or party. (Hollywood elitists are the bastion of political leftism.)

…A good number of Muslim countries support or speak highly of the candidate. (I mean, really, think about this and shudder!)

…A number of communist or totalitarian governments (China, Russia, North Korea) think the candidate would make a good President. (Ummmm, this should be self-explanatory, too!)

…Radical feminist groups and abortion rights organizations support this candidate. (If the candidate doesn’t know or admit to when life begins, furgettabouthim!)

…Activist homosexual groups support this candidate or party. (Can you say, “Johnny has two Daddies?”)

…Atheists, Free Thinkers, secularists, humanists, agnostics, and the like, support this person. (Our country’s motto is “In God We Trust” - so I’d be very suspicious of a candidate who is backed by these unbelievers.)

…Pornographers and smut peddlers favor this person or party because they think they can advance their moral pollution because of a “relaxed” First Amendment interpretation. (Be afraid, be very afraid of this view.)

…the legal community who agrees with the candidate that true, Constitutional, Supreme Court justices must not prevail in the new presidential term. (Most liberals believe the Constitution is “living and breathing” and thus judges can and should liberally legislate law from the bench instead of interpreting it – except if you are a conservative.)

...the anti-American groups are behind this candidate like: MoveOn.Org, the American Civil Liberties Union, People for the American Way, Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, etc. (It irritates me that many of these leftist groups even have the word “American” in their title!)

Now, there are times when a candidate or political party violates one to two of my core beliefs. But, when the majority of the issues I just mentioned are active for that candidate or party, I turn my back to him or her or it. When we vote in this election, what is going to be our standard or plumb line or worldview? Which of these groups supports what candidate or party?

(Rev. Tom Pedigo. American Family Association of Colorado State Director. The Salt Factor Newsletter. September 2008.)

Teacher's Union: Yes to Obama, No to Bibles!

"The Virginia Education Assocation sponsored 'Obama Blue Day' recently. In an e-mail sent last week, it urged teachers to participate by dressing in blue. 'Let's make Obama Blue Day a day of Action!' according to the e-mail and it continued, 'Barack the vote!' Try to remember that these are the same groups (like NEA) and same people who believe that vouchers and school choice is wrong and, in many cases, who are adamantly against children accessing Bibles in a school library...lest they get a better edcuation or be influenced by...oh, no...Jesus Christ. But it is OK to brainwash young minds with the human self-proclaimed messiah because he is all that is good. Hogwash! Parents should be outraged." (Sharp Right Turn. 9/2/2008.)

Palin Accused of Neanderthal Faith

"Republican Vice-Presidential nominee Sarah Palin is once again coming under attack because of her Christian faith. A recent Los Angeles Times story claimed that because of her faith in creationism, columnist Robert Paul Reyes branded her a 'religious fanatic' with a 'Neanderthal faith' who 'thinks that "The Flintstones" is a reality show.'" (OneNewsNow.com. 10/2/08.)

Editor's Comment: How ironic! We are a nation where over 85% of the population claims to be "Christian" and about 95% claim a belief in God. But, of course, the minority nonbelievers will demonize Bible-believers as "religious fanatics." Really, who is the real fanatic here and an evangelist for secularism? Can you say Mr. Reyes?!