I've been avoiding writing about this topic for long time. The purpose of this blog is not to be political or offensive but rather to inspire people to seek to follow God's word, the Bible, in their daily lives. With that being said, there is a particular issue about which I feel very strongly; this issue is abortion. In 2008, the most recent year for which statistics are available, the CDC reported that over 800,000 “legal induced abortions” were conducted in the United States.
One of the two major political parties in our country, the Democratic Party has chosen to make abortion a key part of their party platform, stating that they “strongly and unequivocally” support the right of a woman to seek an abortion. Furthermore, they state that they “oppose any and all efforts to weaken or undermine that ‘right’”.
Oddly enough, the Republican party platform mentions abortion nearly 5 times more often than its Democratic counterpart does. Unfortunately, they too fall short of officially opposing abortion although they do “oppose using public revenues to promote or perform abortion” and state that they “will not fund or subsidize health care which includes abortion coverage”.
At the risk of offending someone, allow me to make a statement; Jesus was not a Democrat. It is equally important to mention that Jesus was not a Republican either.
Imagine that politics are a baseball field. For the sake of convenience, also imagine that the Democrats occupy left field and the Republicans are in right field. Now imagine Jesus; He's not even on the field. In fact, He's not even in the ballpark. He's probably downtown, preaching to the lost people who need Him the most.
I shouldn't be telling anyone how to vote, and I don't want to. It is the privilege and duty of American citizens to carefully and conscientiously consider all the issues and to vote as they feel they should. However, when you make your decision, you will best serve your country if you have as much information as possible available to you.
