Good for Obama. He thinks about the issues sensibly and leaves personal moral decisions where they belong: strictly between the individual conscience and God.
Not really. He supports the government (taxpayer) funding abortions and would not support saving abortion survivors that were outside the womb.
Check out this article:
By Randall Terry
Founder, Operation Rescue
A debate has emerged among Catholics and Evangelicals as to whether or not a Christian may in good conscience vote for Obama for President. Certain Evangelicals who declare them-selves born again, believe the Bible is the Word of God and are traditionally pro-life, have publicly embraced Obamas campaign for the Presidency. Certain Roman Catholics who say they are pro-life are likewise working for Obama, and claiming to do so in clear conscience. Most Christians (from any Trinitarian Communion) will agree that our vote is a political expression of our faith and ethics; a part of how we integrate the Ten Commandments, the Sermon on the Mount, and the teachings of Christianity into public life.
Hence, it is valid to question voting for Senator Obama in this election cycle; the principle of moral vs. immoral voting is germane in every election. For example; we can agree that no devout Christian could in clear conscience vote for an avowed racist who wanted to reinstitute slavery, even if we agreed with him on other issues that were important to us. The core question in this debate is this: can a Christian vote with a clear con-science for a candidate who supports legalized abortion? I will answer this question with three simple illustrations. You be the judge if the morals and logic stand true.
Case #1: I am in my car at a red light, and a man comes up to my window and says: Hi. Could you please give me a ride to the bank? I have some banking to do and my car just broke down. I say, Sure. Hop in
and take him to the bank. As I am leaving, to my horror I see him pull a mask over his face, draw a gun from his pocket, and enter the bank. Gunshots and screams fill the air, and the man I drove to the bank comes running out after he murdered the banker, and stole all the money he could carry. He flees suc-cessfully. The question is: did I sin by giving this murderer and robber a ride to the bank?
The answer is:no. I did not sin,because I did not know his intent.
Case #2: I am at a traffic light, and a man comes up to my win-dow and says, Excuse me; Im going to rob the bank, then shoot the teller so that he wont be able to testify against me at trial if I get caught. Would you please give me a ride to the bank? I say, Sure, hop in
and give him a ride to the bank, and he fulfills his promise. Given those facts, have I partici-pated in the sin of theft and murder? The answer is:yes. In the eyes of God, and in the eyes of any court of law, I would be guilty of participating in the sin (and crime) of murder and robbery,because I knew his intent. Some say, But Obama is not actually killing children. He is only supporting laws permitting abortion; he is not the abortionist killing the child. Good point. Let me give the third illustration.
Case #3: I am at a traffic light, and a man comes up to my window and says, I have a friend who intends to rob the bank and shoot the bank teller. I want to keep him out of trouble, so I promised to watch out for him while he commits the crime. If a policeman comes, I will distract him so that my friend wont get caught. Will you please take me to the bank? I say, Sure. Hop in
and take him to the bank. (On the way over, we discuss how neither of us could ever rob a bank or murder a bank teller.) We arrive and see the thief/murderer drive up, exit his car, cover his face, draw his weapon, and enter
the bank. We hear screams and gunshots. Within seconds, a policeman emerges on foot from around the corner with his gun drawn, looking anxiously for assailants or victims.
The man I gave a ride to plays his role perfectly. He jumps out of my car, yelling and pointing; I just saw a man running down that alley with a gun in his hand and a bag he brought out of the bank! The policeman takes the bait, and runs down the alleyway, vainly chasing a villain who is not there. The murderer merges from the bank, glances
over at his friend (my passenger), nods appreciatively, gets into his car, and
escapes. Given these facts, have I partici-pated in the sin of robbery and mur-der?
The answer is:yes.Because I knew the intent of the accompliceand I helped him and
his friend accomplish the crime,I became an accomplice; I participat-ed in the sin (and crime) of robbery and murder.
Which brings us to voting for Obama. First of all, abortion is murder, a violation of Gods com-mandment, You Shall not Murder. At the very least, Obama is an aggressive accomplice of child-killers. He has declared his intention to keep child-killing
(abortion) legal; to help child-killers murder the inno-cent with impunity. He has pledged to sign the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) if elected, and to appoint judges to the Supreme Court that will uphold Roe vs. Wade. Obama boasts a 100% pro-abortion voting record; he is in FAVOR of partial birth abortion, and he opposed a bill in Illinois that would require medical care for a late term baby that sur-vives an abortion.
Let the full weight of that sink in: if a late term baby girl is aborted,and survives the attempt on her life, Senator Obama OPPOSES that doctors be required to give that resilient new-born fighter the medical care that would save perversion of the common good to justify voting for a propo-nent of slavery. Such reasoning would appear as cruel and idiotic concerning slavery as it is for child-killing. Dont be deceived. You know that abortion is murder.
If you vote for Obama, you will betray innocent blood. And future generations who escaped Obama and his accomplices to murder will curse your memory for your part in slaying their sisters, brothers, cousins, classmates, neighbors, friends, spouses, bishops, pastors, teachers, doctors, priests, babysitters, policemen, firemen, engineers, and more. Do you really want their blood on your hands? He who declares that it is immoral for a Christian to vote for Obama is not mistaken; rather, he is mistaken who declares it is not.
