Monday, October 28, 2024

Voting for a Platform - Not a Person

 

Here are five words of advice for wise voting.

Vote

Unless you are physically unable, vote. The prophet Jeremiah told the exiles to “seek the peace of the city” where He carried them (Jer. 29:7 NKJV). If it prospers, you prosper.


Vote on principles, not promises

Politicians will make all kinds of promises they can’t necessarily keep. Discover biblical principles that reveal things that God cares about – and vote for a person and party that most aligns with those things.


Vote on policies, not personality

Immature voting votes simply on liking one candidate or not liking another. Wise voting looks at the “party platform” behind the candidate. The party platform is what the political party promises to do if they get elected. 70-80% of the time, candidates stick to their party platform.

See the RNC’s 2024 party platform here.

See the DNC’s 2024 party platform here.


Vote on issues, not identity

Leftism loves to use identity politics (voting on someone simply because of their gender, race, religion, etc.). It’s like me voting for someone simply because we pull for the same sports team. Barak Obama recently received a lot of criticism from black men because at a rally for Harris he said that all black men are obligated to vote for Harris simply because she is black. That statement in itself is racist. Don’t vote based on identity. Vote on policies.


Vote on facts, not feelings

Politicians love to play to people’s feelings. They often love using victimization, for example, to gain sympathy votes. Do your research – apart from sound bites, and memes.  Vote on facts.


View my sermon and notes, "Biblical Values, Politics, and Voting" here.


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