When I Choose My Candidate I First Consider God - How About You ?

Question

For example - Any rational person knows that God does not condone Abortion . Therefore any candidate who supports Abortion is not gonna get my vote .

Do You Consider What God Taught When Choosing Your Candidate ?. . . . . .. Or Have You Chosen To Defy The Lord ?

Answer 1

This is why this country is in trouble.

Answer 2

I have to agree with some of the other comments here concerning secular vs religion. The President first of all will have very little effect one way or the other where abortion is concerned. That issue will be handled in the courts.
Second, the issue of abortion is a ploy used by republican candidates to sway religious minded voters to their point of view all the while knowing that they will never have to make a decision on abortion because of the first reason I explained here.
Third, "All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God". If you are truly religious, then you also know that it is not your place to judge what is truly in the hearts of men for only God can know that.
Therefore, I choose to elect my candidate on the issues over which he (or she) has some direct control and those issues which will affect my livelihood.

Answer 3

I am an agnostic so religion plays no part in my decisions. What I am looking for is honesty, integrity and morals. I want a candidate who has the best interests of myself and the other people of the United States at heart from a governance standpoint rather than a religious one. I wish that we could say that voting for religious candidates would produce these qualities, but unfortunately I can cite any number of religious scandals which prove otherwise in too many cases.

Answer 4

you have a right to vote and practice your religion anyway you see fit, that being said this country doesn't allow a mixture of church and state so basing your votes solely on your faith is a disservice to all your fellow country men who do not believe as you do, it would be best to choose a candidate based on your views and what is right for everyone else. God gave us a choice to obey or sin and some people are going to sin no matter what, best to let them do that safely in the eyes of man and let their god judge then when that time comes.

Answer 5

I sure do consider what God taught...specifically what Jesus taught...

Matthew 19:21

"Jesus answered, 'If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.'"

Not a Republican mantra.

Matthew 6:24: (Jesus speaking)

"No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money."


James 2:3-5:

If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, "Here's a good seat for you," but say to the poor man, "You stand there" or "Sit on the floor by my feet," have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?

On a related note...

http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/727/in1.htm

"The corporate subsidised festivities are reminiscent of a speech Bush gave in 2000 at the Alfred Smith dinner, a plush event given for New York's wealthy socialites. During that speech Bush remarked, 'this is an impressive crowd -- the haves and the have-mores. Some people call you the elite, I call you my base.'"

This quote is particularly enlightening:

"To be pro-life is not just to be about -- concerned about the womb. It's to be concerned about life. For example, what's the relationship between poverty and abortion? And studies show that there's a direct correlation there. So, maybe the best way to lessen abortion in society is to go for the candidate that you think is going to do the most for poverty.

And, so, we need to take great care not to naively think that we can translate our particular value into a particular vote. Don't label your way of voting Christian."

Reverend Greg Boyd, Pastor, Woodland Hills Church, Minnsota. Quote from CNN Special "God's Christian Warriors," aired 8/23/07.

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0708/23/cp.01.html

Answer 6

Actually, rational people tend not to believe in god. Even the slightly rational people would not believe that god is interested in politics. If you're so rational, how do you know you're listening to the right god? I doubt Zeus cares about abortion. I'm sure Osiris doesn't have any strong opinions on it. How about Quetzalcoatl? You see, you can't say you're rational and back it up by saying that you believe in one god, the existence of which is no more or less likely than the existence of any other god. I'm not even going to get into how totally un-American it would be to think that religious rules should guide this country.

The frightening thing is how many voters there are like you in this country.

Answer 7

Earnest, it is highly unlikely that we are going to get the opportunity to vote for a president who is going to change abortion laws.

Therefore, we are left to pick the lesser of evils.

Giuliani's record in NYC has shown how drastically abortions rates can be cut when moral principles are applied.

We need to get someone in office who cares enough about the issue to push not just prevention but also, adoption as the primary alternative to abortion. We need a national campaign to this effect.

Unwanted pregnancies are going to happen and we cannot control the ramifications by force. Only in removing the stigma of adoption and educating about abstinence are unwanted pregnancies going to be both lower and met with the proper outcome that adoption presents.

Answer 8

First, to answer your question- no. I don't.

Now, let's extrapolate.

God has never spoken directly to you. Therefore, you are basing your vote on what somebody else has told you about what God wants you to think.

The Bible I saw doesn't have the word "abortion" in it. Furthermore, the Bible was rewritten in old english for King James in the 17th century, so who knows what was redacted and what was added.

That's not even getting into the validity of the bible as the word of God, or of God as a concept.

So when you say, "God says no, end of story." I beg to differ. God hasn't said anything to anyone for a long time, according to your bible- at least two thousand years before there was such a thing as "abortion."

The last time you people picked a president who said "God" a lot, you picked the worst president in the history of our nation- George W. Bush.

Maybe God is telling you not to vote this time around.

Answer 9

No for me God is not a factor.

If God were a factor in the determination of a countries leaders then how can Hitler, Stalin, Chavez(?), Ahmadenijad, or any other leader that the U.S. opposes be explained?

Do you really think God has forsaken all of the people of those countries?

This God only loves America when a Democrat is elected (by Democrats) or a Republican is elected (by Republicans) is silly and purely divisive.

Answer 10

Religion of any kind never enters into my decision when it comes to politics. Personally I do not think it should even be asked of any candidates since it really is not any indication of the type of job these people will do once in office. Religion is a private and personal matter and should remain as such. It has absolutely no place in politics or government.

Answer 11

I also first consider god. But in the opposite way that you do. I try to find the candidate who best understands the need for a separation of church and state. That's issue number one for me, yes.