The greatest argument I have heard from some of my beloved Christian friends who are voting for Obama, is that they believe the democratic party (and Obama specifically) is more aligned with the values of Christianity. More specifically, that they are more interested in caring for the poor and underprivileged in our country. Its sort of an old Robin Hood idea...that we should steal from the rich corporations and give the the poor underprivileged. Its a reasonable idea that those with plenty should share with those who have little. This is extremely biblical. But considering the man they are about to endorse, this argument falls fatally short of the bigger picture about whether or not Barack Obama is aligned with Christian principles. Because most of you are tired of reading, I will make my points as clearly and quickly as possible:
* Is it really Christ-like to take care of the poor, and re-open the door for the horriendous practice of partial-birth-abortion? This is the most hiddeous form of murder, where a child is actually born in breach, completely viable and healthy, and stabbed in the back to make sure he dies before his head clears the womb. Arguably, the plight of these partially born children are the poorest of the poor...stabbed in the back and killed at their first opportunity of life. I wonder if they would vote for Obama?
* Is it really Christ-like to plan to distance ourselves from support of Israel in favor of their enemies surrounding them in the Middle East? Scriptures are clear that God will bless those who bless Israel, and curse those that curse Israel.
* Is it really Christ-like for a man to spend 20 years in a church that curses America, and run for President of the nation? One might argue that this is off topic to "Christ-likeness". I disagree. Wasn't it Jesus who said, "Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined". Can a man spend 20 years in that type of environment without being affected?
* Is it really Christ-like to plan to lead a nation without standing for any moral decency simply because people from different ethnic backgrounds and walks of life disagree on what principles embody morality? If our leaders do not lead with morality and decency, what hope have the people for a role model? The kings of scripture had a great responsibility for leading the people into righteousness or sin. The people always followed to their blessing, or their doom. You might argue that we have a republic and not a kingdom, but regardless, the President of the United States is still a primary role model of the people, and the epitome of leadership in the western world.
* Is it really Christ-like for the government to feed the poor for us? Shouldn't we be doing that ourselves? Jesus told the disciples, "You feed them." The government has more waste than almost any other organization at delivering funds to people in need. Compared to faith based organizations, is the government our best option for taking care of the needy? There are plenty of specialty relief organizations that offer much better efficiency rates at transferring money to the people in need. Why should our government run the relief effort in our nation? Churches with a fraction of the funding did a better job during Hurricane Katrina. Isn't the job of our Federal Government to protect us, and to provide infrastructure for the PEOPLE to accomplish the mandates of life?
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