(cont'd from yesterday's post)
Why do so many Christians forfeit their right and privilege to vote? Here's just a couple of possibilities.
Sadly, confusion and apathy abound where "misinformation" reigns. It's harder now to know for sure what the truth is regarding any number of things. You'll have to think things through; that is, start with your convictions and patiently research selected issues you care about. Don't vote on a question you know nothing about.
Long ago, my mom told me that Christians shouldn't get into politics because it's "dirty." Often, it is, and she had plenty of company in that opinion. But it does not follow that we should abandon the field of public policy to selfish power lovers.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German pastor in WWII, felt he had to do something to oppose the Nazis in his country. He said, “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless.”
Chenyuan says that Christians in other countries are praying for us to do what's right, to raise our voices. We're here with exceptional freedom in an exceptional country for such a time as this.
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