You would not believe how many times I have heard the word “secession” in the last few weeks. It does sound tempting at times. Many of the “Reds” in this “Blue” state are sick and tired of the judicial side telling us what the law is. In many cases we are sadly outnumbered. Then when we do manage to get our voice heard we are shot down by some out of touch person in a black robe telling us what they think the constitution means and whether or not we have legal standing to change said constitution. I know that was a run-on sentence, but I have so many things going on in my mind right now.

I have one brother who tells me that we conservatives are narrow minded, bigoted, downright mean people. Then I see videos of those protesting against the passage of Proposition 8. Amazing how narrow minded, bigoted, and downright mean they are. When did Christianity become a bad word?

Well, enough of my rambling (ranting?)for now. Let me know if there are any classmates you would like to connect with. I can forward your Weblog to them.

From an old classmate of the”Class of ‘59″ I read your blog with considerable interest. People in the U.S. need only look at Finland to get a glimps of what is in store for us if we don’t change our direction. At this time (4 days post election) our country appears to be split fairly evenly (about 49 - 51) Maybe a division of the country is what is needed.

Mary Ann Harris said she has already contacted you. We hope you can make the reunion. I would love to discuss some of this with you.

As a computer geek somewhat like you, and a old “cardpuncher” I can appreciate your expertise.

I found you from reading David Lumbaugh’s column on World Net Daily and just happened to digg.

As to the upcoming election, Both trains (GOP and Dems) are going off the cliff.

Mike

So you voted for John McCain as you said “out of faith and appropriate fear.”

There are different kinds of fear and there are different kinds of courage. I admire the courage that enables men to walk the high steel. I don’t have it. I have too great a fear of falling. The knowledge that I do not judge relative distances well gives me an appropriate fear of doing what your father does.

A couple of years ago a young man told me that I exhibited great courage. (He used different language.) I didn’t think it was courage at all, but maybe it was. I won’t repeat the story because it’s on my blog (He Restoreth My Soul). The bottom line is that I became convinced of what God wanted me to do, what He was offering me, and I considered the fear of the unknown in that far country to be inappropriate. A couple of years have gone by since I wrote that story and I’ve been confirmed in my decision to live by faith rather than by fear.

The key word is appropriate. I will not vote for McCain because I believe that he will betray the likes of you, just as Jimmy Carter betrayed people like me who voted for him back in 1976. But I didn’t know the things about Carter that you know about McCain. You are hoping that his electioneering rhetoric, which is not consistent with his senate voting record, shows the true McCain. I believe that his deeds show the real him. Consider that he has just voted to tax you in order to bail out the foolishness of Wall Street. (Oversimplification, but you understand what I mean.)

John McCain’s voting record is offensive to the United States’ Constitution and offensive to a Christian walk. To vote for him is to vote for the lesser of two evils, Obama being the greater evil. You believed that you had to vote for the one evil to prevent the other evil. But you still voted for evil.

I agree that there is a lot to be afraid of in Barack Obama and his party. There is a lot to be afraid of in Satan. Your vote for McCain says “Let us do evil that good may come.” (Romans 3:8) The “good” in this case is the supposed prevention of a greater evil. This attitude is why righteousness is abandoned in our nation. You have done in your political life what you would not do in church. I’ve known “Christian” businessmen who justify doing evil in business in order to prevent what they think is a greater evil.

God’s standard of righteousness is absolute. This is why Jesus had to die for even the so-called “little” sins. He is holy. He will judge us by the standard of His holiness. We’ll all depend upon His grace, but because we must depend on his grace is not an excuse to sin. (Romans 6:1)

You are correct in your assessment that McCain is not perfect. Neither is any other candidate. The “not perfect” argument can be quite successfully used as an excuse to vote for Obama. Neither defends the liberty given to us by God as enshrined in the Constitution. I am not voting third party because my candidate, Alan Keyes, is our only hope. Our only hope is Jesus Christ and none other. But I can stand before God and be unapologetic about my choice for President, because I sincerely believe that Alan Keyes is a principled Christian with a knowledge of and a respect for the Constitution. He could take the oath of office and not be lying. McCain will be lying, should he take the oath of office, which I assume he has already done to become a senator. You, sir, are a Christian who is supporting a liar.

I have not read, and don’t plan to read, the articles by Gary DeMar. If we are willing to do any evil at all in our political life, then we cannot depend on Almighty God to defend our nation. Without Him and His providential care, no strategy will save our republic.

Your statement urging Americans to get behind McCain and pray like crazy says to me that you want to sow weeds and pray for a crop of wheat. Ain’t gonna happen.

I want to ask you to read the career of King Ahab (I Kings 16-22). If you discard the spiritual “take” on his reign and look at it only from a standpoint of practicality and politics, he was a good king. Not perfect, but good. His marriage to Jezebel was a smart strategic move. He has gone down in history as an evil king only because the book was written by a man who feared God.

I propose that those who vote for McCain because they fear Obama are lacking in their fear of God. However, I’m not your judge. I don’t think that God will judge you for voting for McCain, but He will not preserve America because you and so many other Christians are voting for the lesser of two evils. I surely hope that you are not reasoning that because you have voted strategically that God isn’t needed to preserve our country.

The heart condition that led you to vote for McCain, if you carry that reasoning into other areas of your life, is dangerous for your spiritual well-being. Reconsider where you stand with God. Fear Him and you need not fear Satan or any of his minions.