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Does the silent majority still have a voice, or is it even a majority any longer. The national average is that only 54% of those eligible to vote, do so. Why such a small turnout in a country run by elected officials. Some say their vote doesn’t count, others don’t like either candidate, then others are just too lazy to exercise their right to vote. There are probably many other reasons, but these will do for now.
Let’s say we have an estimated hundred million Christians in America and 46% decide not to vote for whatever reason, that means forty-six million have decided not to cast their vote. Could forty-six million votes swing an election from on candidate to another, of course it could. So if you are one that feels your vote doesn’t count, multiply that one vote by forty-six million and then rethink if your vote counts.
Many pastors today are pushing their congregations to vote, and rightly so. It isn’t just the presidential elections, but our state representatives, and ballot issues that Christians need to consider and vote on. Are our churches pushing one party over the other, sure many are but very quietly, as one pastor said, I can’t tell you who to vote for as he wore a Trump hat. Christians notoriously have voted Republican, I’m not implying all have, but most do.
As for our presidential candidates, I see problems with both, one being a criminal, the other not understanding what diplomacy means. The reality is one of them is going to win, and as Christians we are then required to stand behind and support that person. The new president will also elect Supreme Court Justices that can have a tremendous effect on our future freedoms.
Casting a vote for a candidate that has no chance of winning is of course saying you don’t like either party, but you are throwing your vote away. So remember, if you are one that for whatever reason has decided not to vote, think about the other forty-six million that have made the same decision and what effect your one vote may have. If you don’t vote, you have not right to complain about what our leaders do because you didn’t let your voice be counted.
Let’s say we have an estimated hundred million Christians in America and 46% decide not to vote for whatever reason, that means forty-six million have decided not to cast their vote. Could forty-six million votes swing an election from on candidate to another, of course it could. So if you are one that feels your vote doesn’t count, multiply that one vote by forty-six million and then rethink if your vote counts.
Many pastors today are pushing their congregations to vote, and rightly so. It isn’t just the presidential elections, but our state representatives, and ballot issues that Christians need to consider and vote on. Are our churches pushing one party over the other, sure many are but very quietly, as one pastor said, I can’t tell you who to vote for as he wore a Trump hat. Christians notoriously have voted Republican, I’m not implying all have, but most do.
As for our presidential candidates, I see problems with both, one being a criminal, the other not understanding what diplomacy means. The reality is one of them is going to win, and as Christians we are then required to stand behind and support that person. The new president will also elect Supreme Court Justices that can have a tremendous effect on our future freedoms.
Casting a vote for a candidate that has no chance of winning is of course saying you don’t like either party, but you are throwing your vote away. So remember, if you are one that for whatever reason has decided not to vote, think about the other forty-six million that have made the same decision and what effect your one vote may have. If you don’t vote, you have not right to complain about what our leaders do because you didn’t let your voice be counted.
