This year will probably be the most split the country has been over a presidential election. Not only split between itself but individuals themselves are split over who they are voting for. People seemed to be confused over which candidate will do the least damage. From a Christian viewpoint, it is hard to really fully back either. The only way I can really decide is by thinking of things I am passionate about and see which candidate is more concerned with it. I know politics isn’t just about social justice, country’s financial security, or how much freedom we can have; politics is about so many other things as well. It can be hard because we can often find one good thing in a candidate and then run across many others that are negative. If you vote for the person who is more passionate about your particular area of concern, are you agreeing with all the negative things too? Not necessarily. If you only vote for someone who completely holds all your views, then you may as well run next election.
With that said, the question comes up with Christians often, “Is there a wrong way to vote?” I honestly do not believe there is a wrong way to vote. I think both sides pick their own hand selected parts of the Gospel to advertise for election. Which ever we are most passionate about, is the way we are going to vote. Is that a bad thing? I do not believe so. I could be entirely wrong and I am aware of that. I do think we as Christians should fight for those things God has laid on our hearts. We need to also do it outside of the voting booths as well. Find a passion and be active about it. We can’t be passionate about everything but when we are active in the areas where we are, then we can make a strong impact.
P.S. Just a side note. There are more than just two candidate that you can vote for. Gary Johnson is running against Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. If you need a third option then you can look him up. (This is not an endorsement for any candidate).
Jason Bordeaux
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