My heart is in continual prayer right now for our nation… we deserve God’s judgement…. but I am praying for His grace & mercy in this election……

I can not fathom what it would be like with Obama in the white house ~ so I will be voting for McCain……..

Blessings to you & your lovely wife,
gloria

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Grace and peace,

As for me and my house, I am looking at many issues. Obviously, the issue of life is very important. So is the issue of judicial appointments. Remember – Supreme Court justices serve for life.

There is also the economy, healthcare, defense, the war on terror, crime, energy.

Let’s not forget education as well.

To me, these and many other issues should be weighed in a vote.

And there will be no time to rest! Much to do!

Blessings,

And to what extent are other principles of government (besides the abortion issue, that is) taken into consideration when contemplating a vote for McCain over Baldwin, for example?

If it doesn’t prove to be too much of a distraction, I’d love to hear how you’re thinking through those angles, as well.

Blessings on you and yours ~

P.S. Paul’s broadcasting piece today is on the blessings of a large family. You can catch it later on his production blog (click through my name at the left) Here’s praying you recover well from your travels!

The strangely unique thing about Ron Paul is that his vocal anti-war and pro-privacy rights position attracted a crowd of very diverse followers, not just “ultra-conservative”, freedom-loving, God-fearing Christians.

When I read his statement, I understand that he is speaking to all of his supporters when he encouraged them (“us”, I suppose, since I voted for him in the primary) to consider other candidates with whom he held certain points in common.

I don’t see it being an endorsement of the other candidates any more than I see a retailer’s meeting a customer’s needs by referring him to another business as being an endorsement.

In fact, given that it’s not possible to endorse all of those diverse candidates simultaneously and actually have it mean anything, then I would argue that this statement can’t truly be read as being an endorsement for any of them.

I appreciate your effort in examining all sides of the issue. It sure is generating a lot of discussion!

Thanks for the link I actually saw it yesterday.

There are many issues I am investigating regarding John McCain. This is one of them. It is for this reason I have been discussing his record and his positions with his chief staff members. I do not want to make an uneducated assumption.

On this bill, this was an overall funding bill for many agencies. Without speaking for Senator McCain on this one, I am sure it would be easy for someone to overlook all of the line items.

There are 100 people in the Senate. 94 voted in favor of this bill. 3 voted against. 3 were absent.

I think it is far reaching to call John McCain, a man who has voted many times for life, a man who has said “life begins at conception,” pro-abortion because of this bill.

Blessings,

First off, again, I have not endorsed John McCain. However, I have not found one verse in the Bible that says women cannot serve in public office. As we read in Isaiah 3, women in positions of civil rule area curse on a nation. If there ever were a nation that deserved God’s curse, it is this one. We have legalized sodomy. We are killing 1.3 million children each year. We have approved filth in film and print.

But is God’s curse on a nation a bad thing? Could God’s curse bring with it His blessing?

There is a difference between what God gives us as decrees and principles and what He decrees through His providence. God decreed Deborah would be a judge of Israel. I believe she sat as both a judge and a blessing.

The Bible is indeed clear – married women with children are to be keepers at home. Young women are to be trained up to understand service in the home is to be their goal and priority. And women are not to hold positions of office in the church. These are the Lord’s principle. It indeed reflects His creative order. But there are certainly situations that do not fit this mold, the single mother, the unmarried 43 year old nurse, the list goes on and on.

Again, I am working through this. But, I want to make sure my decision is based on the Word and not just my emotion.

Blessings,

As for votes of McCain’s, here is one.

HR 3010 HHS Appropriations Bill; date Oct. 27, 2005. Among other things, this bill appropriated federal monies to Planned Parenthood. There is lots more–I’d encourage you to take a look.

Here is a link to a blog post that lays out the appropiations. It includes links to the Congressional sites with info on the text of the bill and the record of votes.

http://lefemineforlife.blogspot.com/2008/02/pro-abort-john-mccain-voted-hhs-funds.html

Sincerely in Christ,