Christians Need  to VOTE in this Election ! ! !

    One of the world's most famous democrats, former mayor of New York Ed Koch, has stated that he will vote for George Bush, stating that although he disagrees with Bush on a number of issues, the issue of national security outweighs these other issues. Join the millions of democrats across the nation that will vote for George Bush for President, and just say no to the liberal Kerry/Edwards ticket, considered to be the most liberal ticket in the history of America.

Where are the Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq?

Suppose you were running a drug lab in a house, and you were given a year's notice that the police were coming to inspect the house. A year is a long time to clean things up. By analogy, the only thing we can say about the weapons of mass destruction, is that we did not find them, and that Saddam had a very long time to move them or hide them, and he knew we were coming. We did however find one weapon of mass destruction, and that weapon was Saddam Hussein, who gassed his own people, and tortured and murdered them by the thousands. George Bush did not lie to or deceive the electorate, although Michael Moore certainly did with his movie.

What about the Economy?

We have had a rough time since 9/11. The muslim terrorists attacked not only our buildings, but the heart of our economy. This terrorist attack occurred after the "dot com" economic bubble burst, which was a purely artificial economic event. It is a known fact that the recession began at the end of the Clinton era, and carried over into the Bush administration. This back-to-back combination of terrorist attack on our economy and recession caused some hardship across America. The economic crimes that were committed at Worldcom, Enron, and other corporations were committed during the economic bubble of the Clinton administration, and were prosecuted during the Bush administration. The jobs that were lost as a result of the recession and war are now starting to come back, and America is on a road to recovery. Voting tax and spend liberals back into office will not help the economic recovery, and of course, voting liberals into office that are weak on defense will not help keep America strong.

Should Christians Vote?

Yes, Absolutely! While our primary role as Christians is to save the lost, it is also important to speak out against a world that has gone astray. America has already moved far to the left, to a point where extreme liberalism is no longer viewed as shocking and immoral. John Kerry and his trial lawyer vice presidential candidate John Edwards would move America even further to the extreme left, and further into moral decay.

Millions of Christians did not vote in the last presidential election. Even fewer made informed decisions on Senators, Congressman, and local elections. Many of you are one-issue voters, and either do not vote, or vote for a person with no real chance of winning. Many of you are married, and yet you certainly do not agree with your wife/husband on every issue. Do you really think it is reasonable to withhold a vote from a person that does not agree with you 100 percent??? You should vote for a viable candidate that agrees with you on a majority of issues. This is the most important election of your life. What are you going to do about it?

Who Should We Vote For?

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge (Hosea 4:6)

It is important that you make an informed vote for President, Senator, and Congressman, in addition to informed votes on local elections. This is not an easy task, but the future of your country depends on YOUR ability to make informed decisions. The gay marriage vote listed above is just one of many issues that impact the Christian community. As a general rule, a liberal vote on gay marriage is a good indicator of liberal extremist views on other issues. Below we have provided a link to a PDF document for the "Christian Coalition 2003 Scorecard". The document is a bit hard to read, and you will need to zoom in to actually read the document. A high "CCA Score" means that the Senator or Congressman agrees with the Christian Coalition on a majority of issues that are of interest to Christians. To turn America around, you will need to support candidates at the level of President, Congress, Senators, and local levels that support YOUR VALUES.

Christian Coalition Scorecard for Senators and Congressmen

 

What Else Can Be Done?

The single most important thing that can be done is to get Christians to VOTE. The Church is the single largest potential voting block in America. And while that is true, it is also true that MOST CHRISTIANS DO NOT VOTE!!! According to the Pew Research Center, almost half of evangelical Christians did not register to vote in 2000. Of those who did register, less than half actually went to the polls to vote in 2000. That means that approximately 25% of Christians that were eligible to vote actually voted in the last presidential election! This, of course, is one of the main reasons that our government is in moral decay... total apathy. If you are a Christian, then you need to encourage other Christians to REGISTER IN TIME TO VOTE, and then vote for Godly candidates. If you are a pastor, then it is important to speak out on issues of the day. The all too common lukewarm sermon that is preached from the pulpit will not lead to changed lives, and will not lead to a change in the morals of a nation. In most cases, if you are a tax exempt organization, then you cannot endorse a candidate, although you can certainly make it clear from the pulpit that there are certain issues that are important to the Church.

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President Bush and John Kerry
On the Issues Important to Christians

Bush:

• Building a Culture of Life: President Bush is the most pro-life president in history. On his first day in office President Bush Reactivated Ronald Reagan’s Mexico City Policy which prevents international organizations from receiving federal funds for performing or actively promoting abortion. He has signed into law the Born Alive Infants Act, the Partial Birth Abortion Ban, and Laci & Connor Peterson’s Law.

   

• Defending Traditional Marriage: President Bush believes in the sanctity of marriage between one man and one woman, and has endorsed the Federal Marriage Amendment. To prevent activist judges from unilaterally legislating the definition of our most fundamental social institution, the President has called on Congress to pass an amendment to our Constitution defining and protecting marriage as the union of one man and one woman as husband and wife.

   

• Appointing and Nominating Judges who will preserve Traditional Values: President Bush is opposed to appointing liberal judges who want to impose their own personal opinions in striking down our laws that preserve traditional values. He has made recess appointments to those qualified conservative judges the Senate refuses to give a fair vote.

   

• Funding Stem Cell Research: The President developed a policy that will allow us to explore the promise of stem-cell research without undermining the ethical principles that have guided medical research in this country for decades. In FY03 the Administration provided $190.7 million for human non-embryonic stem cells (adult stem cells, including those from cord blood, placenta, and bone marrow).

   

• Opposed to Human Cloning: The Bush Administration unequivocally is opposed to the cloning of human beings either for reproduction or research.

   

• Promoting Human Rights: President Bush has made it a top priority of his administration to combat the scourge of trafficking in persons, especially women and children. Since 2001, Human Trafficking Prosecutions have tripled. The President has proposed over $150 million over two years to combat worldwide trafficking in persons, predominantly women and children forced into sexual slavery.

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Kerry:

• John Kerry is the First Presidential Candidate to be endorsed by Planned Parenthood Action Fund. In 1984, Kerry said he would vote against “Any restrictions on age, consent, funding restrictions, or any law to limit access to abortion.” John Kerry voted at least six times against banning partial birth abortion, and he voted at least 25 times in favor of using taxpayer dollars to pay for abortions in the United States. Senator Kerry opposes requiring parental consent or notification for a minor daughter’s abortion.

   

• In 1996, Kerry was one of just 14 Senators to vote against the Defense of Marriage Act which banned Federal recognition of Gay Marriage and Same-Sex Partner Benefits. 85 Senators voted in favor of the Act and it was signed into law by President Bill Clinton.

   

• John Kerry has been an obstruction in the Senate blocking these qualified judges. Senator Kerry said he would filibuster any pro-life Supreme Court Nominee.

   

• Kerry says he would allow unrestricted embryonic stem cell research. Kerry was one of several Senators to sign letter to President Bush, urging allowance of federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. He voted against the ban on fetal tissue research on cells from aborted fetuses and voted against disclosure of fetal tissue from abortions.

   

• Human Cloning – In 1998, Senator Kerry voted against invoking cloture to Human Cloning Prohibition Act.

   

• More reasons why Kerry is wrong for Catholics.
• More reasons why Kerry is wrong for Evangelicals.

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FAMILY VALUES

Kerry Has Voted At Least Six Times Against Banning Partial-Birth Abortion. (H.R. 1833, CQ Vote #596: Passed 54-44: R 45-8; D 9-36, 12/7/95, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 1833, CQ Vote #301: Motion Rejected 57-41: R 45-6; D 12-35, 9/26/96, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 1122, CQ Vote #71: Passed 64-36: R 51-4; D 13-32, 5/20/97, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 1122, CQ Vote #277: Rejected 64-36: R 51-4; D 13-32, 9/18/98, Kerry Voted Nay; S. 1692, CQ Vote #340: Passed 63-34: R 48-3; D 14-31, I 1-0, 10/21/99, Kerry Voted Nay; S. 3, CQ Vote #402: Agreed To 64-34: R 47-3; D 17-30; I 0-1, 10/21/03, Kerry Voted Nay)

Kerry Voted Against Unborn Victims Of Violence Act (Laci’s Law). (H.R. 1997, CQ Vote #63: Passed 61-38: R 48-2; D 13-35; I 0-1, 3/25/04, Kerry Voted Nay)

• Mother Of Laci Peterson Implored Kerry To Support Unborn Victims Of Violence Act. "Please understand how adoption of such a single-victim proposal would be a painful blow to those, like me, who are left to grieve after a two-victim crime, because Congress would be saying that Conner and other innocent victims like him are not really victims -- indeed, that they never really existed at all. But our grandson did live. He had a name, he was loved, and his life was violently taken from him before he ever saw the sun." (Sharon Rocha, Mother Of Laci Peterson, Letter To Senator John Kerry [D-MA] As Provided On National Right To Life Committee Website, http://www.nrlc.org, 7/7/03)

Kerry Has Voted At Least 25 Times In Favor Of Using Taxpayer Dollars To Pay For Abortions In The United States. (H.R. 2965, CQ Vote #255: Motion Rejected 46-46: R 17-31; D 29-15, 10/24/85, Kerry Voted Yea; H.R. 2965, CQ Vote #274: Motion Rejected 47-48: R 35-17; D 12-31, 11/1/85, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 5175, CQ Vote #263: Adopted 48-42: R 16-33; D 32-9, 9/16/86, Kerry Voted Yea; H.R. 2713, CQ Vote #289: Motion Agreed To 60-39: R 16-30; D 44-9, 9/30/87, Kerry Voted Yea; H.R. 4776, CQ Vote #232: Motion Agreed To 49-37: R 16-25; D 33-12, 7/7/88, Kerry Voted Yea; H.R. 4776, CQ Vote #233: Motion Agreed To 51-34: R 16-24; D 35-10, 7/7/88, Kerry Voted Yea; H.R. 4783, CQ Vote #268: Adopted 73-19: R 39-5; D 34-14, 7/27/88, Kerry Voted Yea; H.R. 4776, CQ Vote #348: Motion Agreed To 45-44: R 31-10; D 14-34, 9/30/88, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 4404, CQ Vote #68: Ruling Of The Chair Rejected 45-51: R 34-10; D 11-41, 4/27/90, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 4404, CQ Vote #69: Ruled Germane 54-42: R 12-32; D 42-10, 4/27/90, Kerry Voted Yea; S. 110, CQ Vote #252: Adopted 62-36: R 16-27; D 46-9, 9/25/90, Kerry Voted Yea; S. 322, CQ Vote #254: Passed 73-26: R 20-23; D 53-3, 10/1/92, Kerry Voted Yea; H.R. 2403, CQ #235: Ruled Not Germane 48-51: R 36-7; D 12-44, 8/3/93, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 2518, CQ Vote #290: Rejected 40-59: R 6-38; D 34-21, 9/28/93, Kerry Voted Yea; H.R. 2020, CQ Vote #369: Adopted 52-41: R 15-35; D 37-6, 8/5/95, Kerry Voted Yea; H.R. 2020, CQ Vote #370: Adopted 50-44: R 40-10; D 10-34, 8/7/95, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 2020, CQ Vote #371: Rejected 45-49: R 9-41; D 36-8, 8/7/95, Kerry Voted Yea; H.R. 2076, CQ Vote #478: Motion Agreed To 52-44: R 43-9; D 9-35, 9/29/95, Kerry Voted Nay; S. 1357, CQ Vote #539: Motion Rejected 55-44: R 46-7; D 9-37, 10/27/95, Kerry Voted Nay; S. 1357, CQ Vote #542: Motion Agreed To 56-43: R 46-7; D 10-36, 10/27/95, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 3019, CQ Vote #38: Rejected 45-55: R 6-47; D 39-8, 3/19/96, Kerry Voted Yea; H.R. 3756, CQ Vote #284: Motion Agreed To 53-45: R 43-9; D 10-36, 9/11/96, Kerry Voted Nay; S. 947, CQ Vote #129: Rejected 39-61: R 5-50; D 34-11, 6/25/97, Kerry Voted Yea; S. 1023, CQ Vote #190: Adopted 54-45: R 48-7; D 6-38, 7/22/97, Kerry Voted Nay; S. 1282, CQ Vote #197: Motion Rejected 47-51: R 7-46; D 40-5, 7/1/99, Kerry Voted Yea)

Kerry Has Voted At Least Three Times Against Requiring Parental Notification For Minor’s Abortion. (H.R. 5257, CQ Vote #266: Motion Rejected 48-48: R 8-34; D 40-14, 10/12/90, Kerry Voted Yea; S. 323, CQ Vote #131, Adopted 52-47: R 38-5; D 14-42, 7/16/91, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 2707, CQ Vote #185: Rejected 45-55: R 31-12; D 14-43, 9/11/91, Kerry Voted Nay)

Kerry Voted To Allow Federal Money To Be Used To Distribute Morning-After Abortion Pill In America’s Schools. (H.R. 4577, CQ Vote #169: Motion Rejected 41-54: R 6-48; D 35-6, 6/30/00, Kerry Voted Yea)

Kerry Was One Of Only 14 Senators To Vote Against The 1996 Defense Of Marriage Act (DOMA), Which Banned Federal Recognition Of Gay Marriage And Same-Sex Partner Benefits. (H.R. 3396, CQ Vote #280: Passed 85-14: R 53-0; D 32-14, 9/10/96, Kerry Voted Nay)

Kerry Says Bush’s Faith-Based Initiative Crosses Line Of Church-State Separation. (Jim VandeHei, “A Spiritual Struggle For Democrats,” The Washington Post, 11/27/03)

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