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Howard Phillips-
- Good choice.
- His number 1 issue was to reverse the abortion ruling legislatively and to stand firm
for moral issues.
- Intelligent, former Republican, trained at Harvard, who was on the ballot in nearly 50
states.
- People said 'he doesn't have a chance' and 'it is a wasted vote'.
- Did he have a chance? Maybe. Jesse (The Body) Ventura was also told the same
before he was elected governor of Minnesota. Certainly the press did Howard Phillips
no good. Tough battle but if all the 'Christians' would not compromise on God's
issues and took their vote seriously, this candidate would have a very good chance!!
If the 'Christians' would choose, first and foremost for what our God would prefer,
he could very well win. Christians comprise a sizeable group (many of whom stayed
home since they did not like Clinton or Dole, and they listened to the polls).
Clinton never won with a majority. Let the non-Christians fight it out, choosing
between Clinton, Dole and Perot. The vote would be so split that Phillips could have
easily walked away with the election. Of course, this would only happen if a
sizeable group of Christians would put God first.
- Is it a wasted vote? Absolutely not! First, you would be voting for
something that is right. You vote for someone who will stand firm for God.
| What if my one vote caused Clinton to get 4 more years and
kept Dole from being elected? That is the toughest question. There is an
answer, though. The answer is that single vote was a vote for God's
values and against business as usual. This could
accomplish wonderful things.
First, the Republicans would have seen that they almost pulled it off but they have to
go after the moral votes if they want to win next time. Today, they are courting the
'pro-choice' and pro-gay' vote as they assume the 'Christians' will choose them anyway.
This keeps the moral agenda placed on the back burner and we continue to descend
toward Hell.
Second, we choose God's values above our own. As Christians, shouldn't we put our
faith in Him to bless this stand somehow? After all, we have faith that He will give
us eternal life in Heaven. Why should we think He won't bless us for doing what is right
for Him? Of course He will. It may not be in the way we expect,
but He will, either here on earth or in Heaven. We may also save our
Nation!
Third, we will have voted in a way that will be storing up rewards in Heaven. We
show others how we understand God wants. It is no accident that the Church is built
on the blood of martyrs.
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Each martyr could have reasoned their way out of their martyrdom but they chose to
stand firm, whatever the cost. Not that we want to be martyrs, but we should
trust God to reward such decisions we make, without compromise, for Him. Eternity is long. Why blow it for the short term? Now is our
chance to sacrifice, try faith in God over our own distorted reasoning!
The upcoming 2000 campaigns have shown that the same
formula is correct. The principle will never change, however.
Christians must put God's issues first. Currently there are some candidates running
as Republicans that theoretically 'do not have a chance' and are standing firm on the
moral issues. Howard Phillips and Ambassador Alan Keyes (also a Ph.D. from Harvard)
are individuals who have chosen to run on the moral issues.
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