I do not like politics. The candidates are all so crooked and corrupt. We are nearing November and the television and internet is crawling with commercials, ads, and news of the campaign. It is everywhere and you cant get away from it.The air time and media focus on the deomcrats is pathetically obvious. The focus has been Hillary and the polls are stacked and everything is to push peoples minds in their direction. I would not be surprised if the whole election will be rigged. Times like this I want to just unplug from all electronics and live like the amish. I pray for our country and for a good outcome, but things are not looking too good. I avoid ads, articles, and information about the presidential race as much as possible. My head spins with information. Every where you look it is in your face. The kids have been greatly affected by it. Jake and Luke see it everywhere and always have a comment that they recently heard. I'd rather they knew nothing of it. I cant wait for it all to be over, and yet we dread the outcome. I recently read a good article, the headlines spoke to me. I was considering not even voting.
From the article:
1. The Democratic and Republican party platforms are as different as night and day, in my opinion, as far apart as evil vs. good. The 51-page Democratic platform is the most leftist ever. (I don't care for the "right vs. left" nomenclature. I am far more concerned with "right vs. wrong.") The Democratic platform contains many points which are anti-biblical. (Time does not permit me here to identify what is meant by "anti-biblical," which is covered in my new book Well Versed: Biblical Answers to Today's Tough Issues.) It is thoroughly socialistic (a socialist is a communist without a gun). The 54-page GOP platform is one of the strongest GOP platforms ever. A biblically alert person could be comfortable with almost all of it. Party platforms are a big issue to me. Although some "blow off" party platforms, I do not. Nor do many people up and down the ballot who are running for office. This is a serious and very important item. I have a hard copy of both platforms in front of me now. Most people have never checked out what the party platforms say. They should. If a person is not drawn to the "top-of-the-ballot" candidate, they ought to at least consider voting for the candidate attached to the best party platform.
From the article:
1. The Democratic and Republican party platforms are as different as night and day, in my opinion, as far apart as evil vs. good. The 51-page Democratic platform is the most leftist ever. (I don't care for the "right vs. left" nomenclature. I am far more concerned with "right vs. wrong.") The Democratic platform contains many points which are anti-biblical. (Time does not permit me here to identify what is meant by "anti-biblical," which is covered in my new book Well Versed: Biblical Answers to Today's Tough Issues.) It is thoroughly socialistic (a socialist is a communist without a gun). The 54-page GOP platform is one of the strongest GOP platforms ever. A biblically alert person could be comfortable with almost all of it. Party platforms are a big issue to me. Although some "blow off" party platforms, I do not. Nor do many people up and down the ballot who are running for office. This is a serious and very important item. I have a hard copy of both platforms in front of me now. Most people have never checked out what the party platforms say. They should. If a person is not drawn to the "top-of-the-ballot" candidate, they ought to at least consider voting for the candidate attached to the best party platform.
2. Analogy #1:
Both candidates are flawed. We all know that. But permit me an analogy: As a
pastor, I would rather deal with a church attendee who is blatant and brash in
his sinning than one who is devious, lying, cunning and deceptive. Both are
problematic, but one is easier to deal with than the other. If I were a pastor
bringing correction to a parishioner, I would prefer dealing with a
"Trump-type" any day over a "Hillary-type." The chances of
making progress with the "Trump-type" are many times greater than the
"Hillary-type."
3. Analogy #2:
When my (late) wife's remarkable and much loved oncologist said, "Don't
take Carol to that alternative (non FDA approved) treatment." I asked,
"Why not?" He said, "The unknown." I said, "Doctor,
your 'known' is much worse than the alternative treatment's 'unknown.'" I
took her to that alternative treatment. One year later that same oncologist
went to the alternative treatment doctor to see how it was that Carol had
improved so much. While this alternative treatment did not ultimately save her
life, it likely stretched two to three years of life to six years of life—by
the admission of another one of her brilliant young oncologists who later said,
"Without any medical training or scientific fact, you have put together a
protocol of treatment that has moved her into the top fraction of 1 percent of
survival rates of all patients with Carol's particular cancer. Application of
the analogy: Hillary's "known" is considerably worse—many times
over—than Trump's "unknown."
4. Trump has lots
of sins in his past (actually, we all do), and—in the present—says things he
should not say. I make no attempt to defend any of the things he has said.
There is no need to rehearse the wrong things he has said. We know what they
are. He should not have thought or said them. But there is no need to rehash
them here. So we won't. But let's turn to the other candidate. Although America
has had some scandal-ridden candidates in its history, we have never seen any
one major party candidate more constantly scandalous as Hillary (along with her
husband). She seems to exceed all previous boundaries for wrongdoing. The
scandals just don't stop. In the same way we did not take time to list all of
Trump's misstatements, neither will we here rehash the seemingly continuous
string of horrific scandals of the Clintons.
5. Trump is
slowly being surrounded by increasingly good people. From time to time, I
receive encouraging calls regarding this. Can these good people impact Trump?
We will see. In contrast, I see no reason for any encouragement regarding the
people who surround Hillary.
6. Trump is right
on approximately 75 percent of the issues. I wish it was 100 percent. It is
not. I am in hopes that those beginning to surround him can help him connect
the dots on more issues. Hillary is wrong on 100 percent of the issues.
7. This next
issue might be one of the most important, but I suspect few will understand its
significance. Trump opposes globalism. Hillary thrives on it. Globalism is far
more than "geographical" or "eliminating national borders and
boundaries." It is spiritual and demonic at its core. Few—very
few—understand this. This is quite likely one of the main reasons why Trump is
hated. Do your homework on this one. Think "principalities and
powers." Serious. Extremely serious.
8. Not voting is
not a viable option, contrary to what the "purists" claim. It is not
my intention to begin a war of the issue. I know that some radically disagree
with this. My view? They have the right to be wrong.
9. Voting for a
third party candidate is—regardless of what is said—a complete
"throw-away." No third party candidate will be elected, or even come
remotely close to being elected. And yes, that matters to me. And for the
record, the Libertarian ticket—Johnson and Weld—is nearly as bad on many issues
as Hillary. When I listen to them, I am stunned people of their ability have
ever made it to elective office.
10. Trump has
moved pro-life. Hillary is pro-baby killing, and prides herself on that, and
honors the organization—Planned Parenthood—that actually traffics human parts
from dead babies whom they have killed. This is below anything we have seen
since Nazi Germany. The gall of Hillary! The Clintons have evaded justice for
decades and likely will continue to. But they will someday stand before the
Great White Throne. They will have to give account of their support of the
ripping babies to shreds in the womb. For the record, those who vote for those
who support the genocide of pre-borns will also have to give an account.
11. Trump wants
to defend the nation (which is the purpose of government). Hillary has a
horrifictrack record as Secretary of State, and due to hundreds of millions of
dollars given to her and her husband's foundation, she is beholden to those who
want us dead.
12. Hillary
claims "everything is fine" in America. This defies every single
fact, but facts have never been an interest of Hillary's. Trump understands
that it is 11:59 p.m. on the "cultural clock." America is near the
end—morally, economically, militarily and, sadly, spiritually. There are very
clear identifiable indicators—measurable ones—that America is no longer the
world's leading power. That day is over. Hillary will hasten the final
destruction. Trump could either slow that down—or possibly, with God's
help—reverse it. Maybe.
13. Trump will
address the massive government spending. Hillary will expand it above the
existing unsustainable debt the U.S. currently is carrying (almost $20 trillion
plus unfunded liabilities to Social Security, etc).
14. Trump will
expose—and I pray, bring down—"the systemic evil" (crony, deceitful,
misuse of capitalism) that reigns among many high-dollar lobbyists. Hillary
thrives because of them.
15. Trump will
stop the massive overreach of government. Hillary will extend it.
16. Freedoms come
in "threes." Political freedom, economic freedom and religious
liberty coexist together. Take one away and the other two will eventually
disappear. One cannot exist without the other two. The genius of America is
that it had all three, until recently. Trump fully grasps the loss of religious
liberty. I have heard him speak on it in person on several occasions. He knows
that economic and political freedoms are evaporating. He will reverse that.
Hillary will decimate all three.
17. Every
rational person knows the Supreme Court appointments are paramount. Trump has
listed 11 superb potential nominees. Hillary's appointments would snuff out the
tiny vestige of the three freedoms that are left (mentioned in the statement
above).
18. I make no
excuse for wrongdoing or wrongful, hurtful words from either candidate.
Candidly, I want King Jesus. He rules in my heart. And yours too, I suspect.
And I want Him to rule here—now. But that day is not fully manifested—yet. In
the meantime, we prayerfully, carefully navigate this challenging election
season, with great concern that above all, we honor our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ in every arena of our lives, including the voting booth. That is my
hope. I believe it is yours as well.
Editor's Note: Dr. Garlow has written a follow-u
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