I heard a startling statistic the other day. Only about 15 million of the over 60 million Evangelical Christians in the United States voted in the 2006 elections. That is actually less than 25% of the total. You may be asking - "What is an evangelical Christian?". Without getting into the beliefs or the factors that may determine that, let me say that group includes most every protestant denomination, and ones with like doctrines, in the USA. Probably 95% of the Christians that you know fall into that group. That is a sad turnout of people who supposedly believe that Jesus is the hope of this world. Just for comparison with a people-group that would fall on the opposite end of the spectrum of Evangelical Christians, the Gay community turned to vote to the tune of 92% in those same elections in 2006. No wonder the politicians listen to them so much. Here are some suggestions for you that are not voting.
1)Go VOTE! Get registered if you are not already. It's as easy as going to your county offices and signing up. Get your butt out there and VOTE.
2)Vote Morals! Vote for candidates who vote right on moral issues according to the Bible. That's right - The Bible - It's the standard for what is right and wrong. Stop listening to the media outlets, look at the candidates voting records and vote accordingly.
3)SHUT-UP! That's right, Shut-UP! If you are not taking your God-given responsibility to vote, then why complain about the politicians, the government, or taxes. You are allowing these things to happen if you do not vote.
4)Get Ready! There are major changes coming in this nation if people like you "non-voters" continue in your same old ways. Changes for the worse, so "get ready!"
If you are a voter, please share some of these thoughts with someone you know who doesn't vote. Maybe they have that "..what's the use..." mentality. Their vote does matter! Proverbs 29:2 says "...when the righteous rule, the people rejoice." I understand that there are no "saints" running for an office right now, but there are some candidates who vote right. I'm not asking you to try and elect the guy that you think will pad your pocket with some extra cash. I'm asking you to vote for righteousness, for goodness-sake!
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AMEN!!!!!!! So many people complain and then you ask them who they voted for and they say they didn't. What does one vote make a diference. Times that by a few thousand with the same outlook and it makes a BIG difference.
Frank from BFBC
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