Posted by
Jack Cruger on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 12:37:53 AM
After the South Carolina Republican primary I started wondering who the heck are these people who call themselves, Evangelicals? I guess it has something to do with Born-Again Christians. What does Born-Again mean? I heard these terms first used when the current President Bush was running in 2004 and then after during 2008 Iowa Primary, when Mike Huckabee won, but just let it pass as meaning Christians.
I have been a Christian all my life. I guess am an Independent Christian which means I am not affiliated with any organized religion or group such as Catholics, Baptist, or Methodist. The Bible is my Priest, Pastor and Reverend and even though I don’t know chapter and verse, I know I believe in God, Jesus the son of God, and I believe that he died on the cross and ascended into heaven and return to us here on earth to assure us that our sins will be forgiven and we will experience life everlasting.
Because I am a Christian should I let that interfere with, who I cast my vote for in the Presidential election? YES, as sure as I am living on God’s created Earth, I am also as sure that my God created the evolution of human life and that only by God’s hand, is allowed too terminated a life. I also know that God’s protection of us begins at the time of conception and does not end, ever, even after death. To me, this means that God’s created and protected life should not be interrupted by the hand of Man or Woman.
This is where I have a problem understanding of the terms Evangelicals or Born-Again Christians. Gov. Huckabee who claims to be an Evangelical and he is Pro-Life. Gov. Romney is a Mormon who believes in Christ and is Pro-Life, at least now. Sen. McCain is a Christian and is Pro Life. Fred Thomson is a Christian and Pro Life. The Republican Party has many choices that the Evangelicals, Born-Again Christians can cast their vote for, so why would Evangelical, Born-Again Christians vote for Sen. Obama or Sen. Clinton or even Mayor Rudy. It is my understanding that the Democrat black voters are casting the vote for Obama who is Pro-Death, or choice. I also am of the impression the majority of them are Evangelicals Born-Again Christians, which I think means they finally believe in Christ and offered up their life to him.
There are also a lot of white voters who are Evangelicals Born-Again Christians who are voting for Hillary. This has me really confused because Hillary is one of the most Pro-Death and also one of the largest supporters of the process of partial-birth abortion, which is the most disgusting form of the termination of life.
I must have this whole thing wrong so into the Dictionary I went looking: Evangelism is defined as the winning or revival of personal commitment to Jesus Christ. Born-Again is defined as having experienced the revival of a personal Faith or conviction.
So these people go to some Church for some period of time. They ask Christ to take control of their life and in turn they will worship him unconditionally, something I have been doing all my life. When election time comes, these same people vote for Candidates, who have a committed belief (pro-abortion), which is in direct conflict with Evangelism and the teachings of Christ. I bet on the following Sunday they go back to their Church, which most likely told them that it was OK to vote for Obama or Hillary because they are black or a woman get down on their knees or look up towards the heavens with hands an arms swaying praising Jesus.
If I were Christ I would ask for all the certificates back and revoke their Born-Again status.
If you proclaim that you are Born-Again Christians and you step into that voting booth and punch in a vote for any candidate who is against sanctify of life, I hope you feel the flames of Hell licking your butt and come away with a sticker with hypocrite stamped on it and while you are at it, bring one back for your Pastor, Priest, or Minister as well.