Comments on: To My Fellow Believers on This Election Eve http://ceruleansanctum.com/2008/11/to-my-fellow-believers-on-this-election-eve.html Looking for the 1st century Church in 21st century America Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:23:35 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Curate’s Chronicles » Blog Archive » Some election round up http://ceruleansanctum.com/2008/11/to-my-fellow-believers-on-this-election-eve.html#comment-42396 Curate’s Chronicles » Blog Archive » Some election round up Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:22:38 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/?p=1054#comment-42396 [...] 1. On Election Eve [...]

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]]> By: David Riggins http://ceruleansanctum.com/2008/11/to-my-fellow-believers-on-this-election-eve.html#comment-42307 David Riggins Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:02:32 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/?p=1054#comment-42307 From a purely political standpoint, Bush'e failure was his attempt to protect and defecd the United States of American, when his oath was to protect the <em>Constitution</em> of the United States of America. Without one, the other is not worth defending. From a Christian viewpoint, Bush's failures were legion, and mostly focused on the greatest commandment: Love others. War, from the Christian perspective, is <em>never</em> justifiable. Strangers in our land are to be treated well, but the government has created a climate in which immigrants, legal or not, are underpaid, overworked and often treated as slaves. By focusing on business over the citizen, our goverment has created a system of near feudal drudgery for millions. By officially focusing on consumerism, we have a materialistic society that is narcissistic in the extreme, unable to think of anything but it's own wants and desires. Should Christians attempt to force a biblical world view on America? No. Backing a particular candidate simply because they appear to agree to a series of "talking points" that Christians put forth leads to a burning Bush. Moses tried that and failed. The fate of the nations is in God's hands, not ours. Our task is to live lives of grace, humility and peace with all men. "Grieving" because our choice was not elected is self-centered and childish. From a purely political standpoint, Bush’e failure was his attempt to protect and defecd the United States of American, when his oath was to protect the Constitution of the United States of America. Without one, the other is not worth defending.

From a Christian viewpoint, Bush’s failures were legion, and mostly focused on the greatest commandment: Love others. War, from the Christian perspective, is never justifiable. Strangers in our land are to be treated well, but the government has created a climate in which immigrants, legal or not, are underpaid, overworked and often treated as slaves. By focusing on business over the citizen, our goverment has created a system of near feudal drudgery for millions. By officially focusing on consumerism, we have a materialistic society that is narcissistic in the extreme, unable to think of anything but it’s own wants and desires.

Should Christians attempt to force a biblical world view on America? No. Backing a particular candidate simply because they appear to agree to a series of “talking points” that Christians put forth leads to a burning Bush. Moses tried that and failed. The fate of the nations is in God’s hands, not ours. Our task is to live lives of grace, humility and peace with all men. “Grieving” because our choice was not elected is self-centered and childish.

]]> By: David Riggins http://ceruleansanctum.com/2008/11/to-my-fellow-believers-on-this-election-eve.html#comment-42306 David Riggins Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:46:59 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/?p=1054#comment-42306 I've never understood how outlawing murder is OK, but outlawing abortion is legislating morality. Is killing a family member something the State has no jurisdiction over because it's a "family matter?" I’ve never understood how outlawing murder is OK, but outlawing abortion is legislating morality. Is killing a family member something the State has no jurisdiction over because it’s a “family matter?”

]]> By: Lucy http://ceruleansanctum.com/2008/11/to-my-fellow-believers-on-this-election-eve.html#comment-42297 Lucy Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:01:58 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/?p=1054#comment-42297 You didn't mention the dichotomy of a pro life and <a href="http://www.lewrockwell.com/woods/woods97.html" rel="nofollow">pro war</a> stances in you excellent article, but it is surely another mark against "pro-life" conservatism. You didn’t mention the dichotomy of a pro life and pro war stances in you excellent article, but it is surely another mark against “pro-life” conservatism.

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