As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“Augustine doesn’t assess isolated trends within late Roman culture. Instead, he engages with deep structures and fundamental assumptions: the culture’s virtues as well as its vices, its piety as well as its philosophy, its political environment as well as its popular entertainment.” - TGC
“This is not an isolated incident from one sad, angry, and ‘extremely online’ guy. It reflects an increasing trend among some Christians.” - Russel Moore
“If we abandon politics, someone else will fill the void that we left, someone with a very different agenda than our own. This will mean suffering and pain and destruction for the nation.” - Michael Brown
“Canada is considering a bill that would allow individuals to sign a waiver that would remove ‘final consent’ for assisted suicide … in which a physician or nurse practitioner carries out the death by chemical injection.” - CPost
As election day approaches this year, the prospect of voting looks different to me than it has in the past. Whether I look to the left or to the right, my thoughts echo the prophet Jeremiah: “…Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all who are treacherous thrive?” (Jer 12:1).
Hopefully the situation improves by 2024.
Some may wonder what principles would normally make a Christian feel obligated to vote. They include these:
“For evangelicals, the 2022 election has become, in part, a contest over what Christian nationalism is—whether just a slur used against conservative Christians voting their values or something new and malevolent.” - CToday
“Annual government surveys from the Bureau of Justice Statistics show no recent increase in the U.S. violent crime rate” - Pew
Today, “the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the most important case of this term, a case which is arguably among the most important of this new century. It will decide whether schools can continue to discriminate on the basis of race in college admissions.” - David French
“What we have here is a very interesting feature from the ‘Maps and Graphs About Religion in America (That You Need to See)’ video channel, which is hosted by … ‘Drew | Atheist, activist, science advocate, youtuber at Genetically Modified Skeptic.’” - GetReligion
“Voters in Kentucky and Montana will cast ballots on pro-life measures, while citizens of California, Michigan and Vermont will determine the fate of proposed constitutional amendments that would protect abortion rights” - BPNews
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