As a Christian I won't vote cause the governorment has legalized aborition taking prayer out the school and

Question

they have taken the ten commendants. what do you guys think?

Answer 1

Well, I think you're not appreciating the 'Separation of Church and State' concept If what you say is true about not voting and your reasons for not doing so, you haven't voted for over 25 years. If what you said is not true, then you broke one of those Ten Commendants .

Either way, perhaps you could think of it this way...
As a Christian, you might agree that it is your religious duty to go to church. You might even go so far as to say that to attend church and to pray is your way of 'voting for God/Jesus'. In reality, your 'vote for God/Jesus' is actually a vote that your soul is making for the future, based upon your personal beliefs concerning the 'residency requirement' for Heaven.

As a citizen of the USA, you also have the opportunity to express your opinion with your vote. Although voting is not a 'residency requirement', it is a civic duty, a right and a responsibility. In that sense, I think using religion as an excuse to shirk a civic right/responsibility is a weak argument.

Answer 2

As an American it is your obligated duty to vote. Men much greater than us have given there lives so that you can make a choice in who will lead our nation and protect the sacred words written in our constitution. Whether our courts have ruled in favor of legalizing abortion or taking prayer out of school it is no reason to lay down the powerful weapon you have as a citizen of this blessed nation your mind and your power to vote. If you do not then you can only blame yourself when more of those rights and freedoms are striped away from us. You have to vote at least for those who will leave open your right to continue to fight for you're beliefs as an american citizen to still voice your opinion and continue to work to put in place those who you feel will reestablish a base of morality in our schools and in our nation. This is not the time to lay down and cease being an American because you are a christian. If you do not fight for your beliefs who will?

Answer 3

Voting or not voting is your choice.
Read the constitution.
Look at all the voilence & hate along religious lines.
Your vote has meaning only if it is to elect the best possible
candidate who will put the constitution,& the will of the people as far as national policies other than religion go.
Ill take a chance ,& say that even some those who disagree with you in their responses are just saying "leave faith out of the voting booth".
Certain, you would not like it if someone imposed Sharia law on you for instance.
There are people capable of thinking for themselves who object to the intrusion of any faith in civic matters.
Be christian if you have to but keep it home .

Answer 4

And bury your head in the sand while your at it. If you refuse to vote then you are committing omission. By refusing to act you are enabling by default. The government has an obligation to see to all the citizens but as a Christian if you do not let your voice be heard then how do you expect it to count when decisions are being made. I can understand not liking government decisions but just to give up is not the answer. Your opposition is working hard, you should too to counter them.

Answer 5

As a Christian you shouldn't vote because you should consider yourself an ambassador of God to this world and not a participant. The U.S. ambassador to the Congo doesn't become involved in the internal affairs of the Congo; instead he represents the position of the U.S.

That is supposed to be the same way with Christians, instead you'd try to force your beliefs on others. By the way, as far as I know partial birth abortion has been made illegal; prayer has absolutely no place in a public institution; and the ten commandments (not commendants) have nothing more than historical value to demonstrate the relationship between them and our theory of law.

Answer 6

I'm a Christian also but I believe it is my duty as a Christian and a concerned citizen to vote for those who are the best candidates. Sitting on one's hands while complaining will change nothing, not even someone's opinion.

Answer 7

Go ahead stay home. That gets Hillary one step closer to the White House. GET OUT AND VOTE!!! Not voting is the same as voting.

Answer 8

Good I hope all you so called Christian's don't vote, then maybe this country can move ahead and become a united states of America and live by the Constitution not some fantasy world.

Answer 9

Prayer's still in school.

Answer 10

I think that is EVERY reason why you should be voting and being heard!!
That is what your duty to try all you can to make it 'right' again!!!
If you sit and do nothing everything will change and you will say I MAY have made a difference!!
The government forgets that they work for us, it is our job to remind them!!!
Listen to faith to action
f2a.org
you will find great issues that are out there that the 'media' don't tell the christian till after the votes are cast, so GET out there and do what you can...while you can!!

Isn't it your duty to pray for those in authority above us...isn't our RIGHT to vote to put those in office that aren't out to kill steal and destroy?? you know where I am coming from!
One woman took prayer out of school, one woman made abortion legal....think about it! It was only a few that did great things...bad things...we can do good.
Now all that think I am wrong go on with the thumbs down...