"When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn." Proverbs 29:2
We are just a few weeks
from the 2020 Presidential Election and as with every trip to the polls, there
is a lot at stake. I believe that voting
is an important privilege that we should all exercise. With that in mind, I would like to share some
important thoughts about being a Christian Conservative voter in 2020. I’d like to clear up some common
misconceptions that some may have about me as well.
·
In 2016 I strongly considered voting 3rd
party. I followed the libertarian party
race closely. When they nominated
Pro-Choice former Republican Gary Johnson, I was out. I simply could not cast my vote for someone
who thought that the murder of unborn children was a constitutional right. I still can’t.
It is important to note here that technology will no longer allow us to deny that abortion is murder. All you have to do is look at an ultrasound. You can justify your right to abortion, but you can no longer say it is not murder. Add to that the fact that many liberals have stood against legislative efforts to protect babies who survive abortions, and hopefully, you can see the importance of this issue.
· In 2016, 16 people vied for the Republican
Nomination. Donald Trump was my 14th
choice.
·
When Donald Trump was nominated, I was
worried that he was a RINO. I knew that
if he chose a liberal running mate, I wouldn’t vote for him. He chose a strong man of God in Mike Pence.
·
He committed to conservative values and he
has followed through. Among other things, in addition to being Pro-life, he has stood for religious liberty and is Pro-Israel
·
His policies show him to be one of the most
Pro-Life presidents ever. People say he
is pandering on this issue and others. I
submit that 3 months is pandering—3 and ½+ years is policy.
·
I would have voted for Michele Bachmann in
2012 or Carley Fiorina in 2016 had they been nominated. I vote on issues, not gender.
·
The first vote I cast for President was
for Alan Keyes in the 2000 primary. I supported him in 1996 as well, though I was
only 17 so I could not yet vote. I didn’t
hesitate to vote for him because he was black.
I also didn’t think I was making a STATEMENT by voting for a black
man. Instead, I was making a STATEMENT
about the need for biblical leadership in the White House.
I have a liberal friend on Facebook who thinks
conservatives would “Freak out” if a “woman of color” became president. The interesting
thing is that in popular culture if you don’t hold up the liberal narrative,
you are either “not really black” or “not woman enough” The truth is I don’t
care about gender or race when I enter the voting booth, I only care about
moral positions that line up with the Bible.
As we head to the polls on November 3rd, I
urge you to put policy above propaganda.
Do your research, place your vote, and leave the rest to God. There are people in dictatorships who wish
they had the liberty we possess. Don’t squander
it!
Speaking4Him,
Andrew Gommesen
