It astonishes me to hear people characterize this Access Hollywood 2005 Trump recording as "guy talk," "locker room banter," and even "lewd comments," as though it were all about his choice of words.
Open your eyes! He bragged about his lifestyle of sexual assault and we have no reason to believe that (a) he's ashamed of it, or (b) it's over. This is not about words. It's about the abuse of power by a sexual predator. And if he will abuse his power for that end, he will reach out and grab many other objects of his desires (money, revenge, etc.).
"You know I’m automatically attracted to beautiful -- I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star they let you do it. You can do anything. ... Grab them by the xxxx. You can do anything."
"You know I’m automatically attracted to beautiful -- I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star they let you do it. You can do anything. ... Grab them by the xxxx. You can do anything."
So am I for Hillary Clinton? Certainly not! She is criminal in her own ways.
A Christian must not vote in fear. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths." Proverbs 3:5-6
The three young Hebrew men who refused to bow to Nebuchadnezzar’s statue had no idea how or whether the Lord would save them from what looked like an impossible situation of pagan oppression. But they refused to calculate within the horizon of human alternatives. They trusted God and set their course to reflect that trust.
“Our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king. But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.” Daniel 3:17-18
Neither Hillary Clinton (D) nor Donald Trump (R) is even minimally qualified to be president. Some people think they have to vote for one or the other, perhaps the less of two evils. To do otherwise, they think would be to waste their votes. But this misunderstands what voting is. If an effective vote, as opposed to a wasted vote, is a vote that makes a difference, then every vote is wasted unless a particular election comes down to a one vote margin. For example, voting for either Trump or Clinton in New York State. Or voting for either one in Vermont, Texas, California, or Wyoming, states that are reliably either Democrat or Republican. But your vote is a moral affirmation of a candidate. It is a citizen statement to the government. What kind of person do you want governing you and what sort of laws (or restraint from making law) do you want to see established?
“Our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king. But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.” Daniel 3:17-18
Neither Hillary Clinton (D) nor Donald Trump (R) is even minimally qualified to be president. Some people think they have to vote for one or the other, perhaps the less of two evils. To do otherwise, they think would be to waste their votes. But this misunderstands what voting is. If an effective vote, as opposed to a wasted vote, is a vote that makes a difference, then every vote is wasted unless a particular election comes down to a one vote margin. For example, voting for either Trump or Clinton in New York State. Or voting for either one in Vermont, Texas, California, or Wyoming, states that are reliably either Democrat or Republican. But your vote is a moral affirmation of a candidate. It is a citizen statement to the government. What kind of person do you want governing you and what sort of laws (or restraint from making law) do you want to see established?
If Evan McMullen (I) is on the ballot in New York, I may vote for him. I may write in Gov. John Kasich of Ohio. The Constitution Party tends to put up candidates who are, to put it gently, “not ready for prime time.” But given the circumstances, simply the name of the party could send the right message to the political class in Washington. I will not, however, give my sacred affirmation to either Trump or Clinton, neither of whom should be allowed anywhere near public authority of any sort, and certainly not the awesome executive power of the United States federal government.
This is a time of winnowing. Do we obediently trust God with our future or do we not? God in his sovereign goodness has given us these two morally appalling major party candidates. The question for us is how we will respond in faith.
This is a time of winnowing. Do we obediently trust God with our future or do we not? God in his sovereign goodness has given us these two morally appalling major party candidates. The question for us is how we will respond in faith.
