Where do the presidential candidates stand on many of the issues? This voter guide will assist you in understanding the political position each candidate and their running mate has on several issues. We must keep in mind that the Lord alone is Lord of the conscience; no one has the right to demand how a person votes. It is, however, important to vote in every election, and it is equally important to be an… Read Full Article
To download an overview of President-elect Barack Obama’s positions on moral issues, click on the image below:
What is the answer to the problem of an American society that is increasingly turning away from what is good and morally right? Is it electing the right candidates, passing “good” legislation, enforcing the laws, and prosecuting the lawbreaker? Click on the image below and watch the video to gain perspective on what it takes for a just society to emerge.
By Richard Land
Nov 5, 2008
First, congratulations on your successful campaign to become the 44th President of our beloved United States of America. This was a historic election in terms of the massive increase in voter participation as a percentage of the electorate.
I hope you know that there are tens of millions of Americans who did not vote for you who are still very, very pleased that an African-American has been elected President of the United States.
The fact that this could happen in a country with as tragic a racial past as America’s says… Read Full Article
This is a nonpartisan comparison of a wide range of issues taken directly from each party’s official 2008 platform. (The download has two bulletin inserts per page. So, it will need to be cut in half.)
Download Bulletin Insert by clicking this link: Bulletin Insert: 2008 Democrat & Republican Platform Comparison on Issues.pdf
For complete party platforms, contact the Democrat and Republican parties.
After Rick Warren’s Saddleback Presidential Forum, Barack Obama was interview by a reporter where Obama accused the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) of lying about a claim that he did not support legislation that would give babies who survive an abortion the right-to-life. So who’s telling the truth, Obama or the NRLC?
The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission’s Richard Land sorts it out on his radio program, Richard Land Live! In the program, Land reports that even though “Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) has claimed since 2004 that he…
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The time leading up to our national election this November will offer registered voters the opportunity to consider who to vote for. While it is true that no person is to put allegiance to any political party over God we still ought to prayerfully consider who we are to vote for. But seeking answers to who we ought to vote for must also be accompanied with prayer for personal and national revival.
If Christians of the church do not lead the nation in repentance, then revival is not at all likely to…
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October 7, 2008
by Jimmy Porter
Are you discombobulated? Recently I used that word in a sentence and my friend asked, “Are you sure that is a word or is it one you made up?” Discombobulated is a fifteen letter, six syllable word that means confused and/or upset. It is possible that you are or soon will be discombobulated. With a heated Presidential Election on the horizon and the state of our economy, it is easy to be upset and confused.
Recently the stock market has fallen like “Humpty Dumpty,” and I am not… Read Full Article
Rob Chambers
September 11, 2008
Watermelon vines in the grass: Religion, Gardening, and Politics
Baptists have historically held the view that the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment guarantees religious liberty to express their convictions on moral and cultural issues. This freedom was intended to reign not only at church but also everywhere from town hall to the halls of Congress.
In the 20th Century, it became politically mainstream that religious convictions on issues were not allowed in any area of government. This idea took root with the unconstitutional 1947 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court…
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40 Days for Life is a pro-life campaign to draw the Body of Christ to a spirit of unity to bring about repentance, to seek God’s favor to turn hearts and minds from a culture of death to a culture of life, thus bringing an end to abortion in America.
From September 24 - November 2, the Jackson Metro area will be one of more than 170 cities in 45 states joining together for the largest and longest coordinated pro-life mobilization in history—the 40 Days for Life campaign.
Their prayer is that, with God’s help, this… Read Full Article
Today’s world all to often tells Christians they have to leave their biblical beliefs and convictions at the door step before entering into an exchange of ideas on politics. Those opposed to Christianity frequently cry “separation of church and state” as a fear tactic to keep Christians from speaking on issues, but the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives U.S. citizens the right to exercise and express their religious belief.
Churches that have 501(c)(3) status do need to keep in mind that there are IRS regulations on what activity pastors and churches may participate in without losing… Read Full Article
See the following video for more information on Barack Obama’s and Planned Parenthood’s position on abortion:
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Pastor Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback church in California, will be interviewing McCain and Obama tomorrow night (8/16).
Warren says “[t]he leader who says, ‘I’m going to take my worldview and just put it on the shelf when I make decisions,’ is either an idiot or they’re lying, because you can’t do it . . . [a]ll of your decisions are based on what you value, what you believe in life. And so I think it’s important to find out what these guys really believe.”
To read more about the forum click here
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Not much has been said about abortion on the campaign trail lately, but as election time draws nearer, each candidate will increasingly seek disparity on many issues. Abortion is one of those issues. Lately, McCain has been more verbal on his abortion views, whereas Obama has been less so. When Obama has spoken to the issue of abortion, it has mainly been in the presence of pro-abortion advocates like NARAL and Planned Parenthood who both support Obama because of his pro-choice position. (By the way, the SBC passed a resolution at the 2008 SBC convention… Read Full Article
Rob Chambers
June 19, 2008
At this year’s convention, Southern Baptist messengers elected Johnny Hunt as new SBC president and passed a total of nine resolutions. Among them were resolutions to call US Congress to defund Planned Parenthood, to encourage a representational ethnic diversity in SBC denominational service, and to support pastors in California who are defending biblical marriage. For a complete description of all resolutions passed this year visit this SBC link. Here’s a Baptist Press article that summarizes convention activity.
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