ELECTION 2012 – A CHRISTIAN RESPONSE - Chalcedon

"It is hard to imagine a more anti-Christian Republican candidate with a far left record than Mitt Romney. More shameful than Romney's record was the activity of many Christian Right organizations and leaders who worked to hide that record and deceive their followers to support Romney."
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 ELECTION 2012 – A CHRISTIAN RESPONSE - Chalcedon

Romney Obama the Same?

Romney Obama the Same?

Washington State Vote Rigging Caught on Hidden Camera!

Click on "Skip Ad" & see it now.  Fear of Ron Paul winning, gives excuse for opponents to asking men to vote for delegates on behalf of the Romney campaign, to vote for him, a pragmatic decision to "Defeat Obama." Most years not "forced to do this, but because of the savagery of the opposition."

Ron Paul - Three of a Kind

Ron Paul voted against every tax increase and every unbalanced budget every time. 

 Ron Paul has stood against EVERY gun grab, EVERY bailout, and EVERY attempt to undermine our national sovereignty.

In 2011, Ron Paul was given the "Defender of the Second Amendment Award" by Gun Owners of America.  GOA's Executive Director, Larry Pratt, described him as "a leader in the fight to defend and restore the Second Amendment."

Ron Paul has introduced legislation to:
***     Repeal the Brady Bill, which sets up virtually all the infrastructure the government needs to implement national gun registration;
***     Repeal the so-called "Assault Weapons" Ban, which banned an entire class of firearms based on little more than looking scary;
***     End U.S. membership in the anti-gun United Nations to ensure American tax dollars are not used to fund global gun control schemes like the so-called "Small Arms Treaty";
***     Repeal the dangerous "Gun-Free School Zone Act," which virtually guarantees that bloodthirsty criminals will face no opposition should they choose to go on a rampage.

See also Voddie Baucham's Why Ron Paul: http://americanvisionnews.com/1278/voddie-baucham-answers-why-ron-paul

Elect

“We give our hand to every man that loves the Lord Jesus Christ, be he what he may or who he may. The doctrine of election, like the great act of election itself, is intended to divide, not between Israel and Israel, but between Israel and the Egyptians, not between saint and saint, but between saints and the children of the world. A man may be evidently of God’s chosen family, and yet though elected, may not believe in the doctrine of election. I hold that there are many savingly called, who do not believe in effectual calling, and that there are a great many who persevere to the end, who do not believe in the doctrine of final perseverance. We do hope the hearts of many are a great deal better than their heads. We do not set their fallacies down to any willfull opposition to the truth as it is in Jesus but simply to an error in their judgments, which we pray God to correct. We hope that if they think us mistaken too, they will reciprocate the same Christian courtesy; and when we meet around the cross, we hope that we shall ever feel that we are one in Christ Jesus.” ~C.H. Spurgeon

Yes, God does tell us who to vote for.

Christians cannot vote for pagans, Mormons, or any ungodly to rule over them. "Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens." (Exodus 18:21)

http://www.theamericanview.com/index.php?id=693

Today is Special Election Day in California

With no candidates and an unusual voting month, we'll likely have a small voter turn out today, making every vote more relevant.
The State of Ca is bankrupt. As the most populous and now most taxed state, California has more than enough to pay for Constitutionally approved spending.
One of the best things that could happen is for this state gov to financially collapse, so that it could be rebuilt. New Zealand went to near collapse a few years ago. They stepped back, stopped subsidizing crops... and now are doing far better.

For Analysis of each proposition:
http://savecalifornia.com/election-center.html

Today is voting day in California.

Please vote no on Prop 1A-1F!

Cut gov spending -

not punish productive people with more taxes.

Conservatives Lost More Than an Election

Barack Obama didn’t defeat conservatism.

Mr. Bush ran as a “compassionate conservative.” However, after his election he showed himself to be a neo-conservative: astronomical big government spender, taking us into reckless unconstitutional wars, bombing countries and killing tens if not hundreds of thousands of people.

For six years now all three branches of government have been under the control of these so-called “pro-life” neo-conservatives yet not one baby has been saved.

Worse still Mr. Bush presented himself as a conservative Christian. I remember Dr. James Dobson and his wife Shirley visiting the White House shortly before election time. Mr. Bush kissed Shirley and told James Dobson of his faith and conservative Christians bought into the whole Bush /McCain neo-conservative trickery.

Has Mr. McCain been a conservative? McCain has always voted for amnesty for illegals. In 2006 he pushed for Social Security for illegals. Once he was the only Republican to vote against Bush tax cuts. He called Rev. Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson “agents of intolerance.” He calls himself “an unapologetic supporter of NAFTA,” an agreement that has cost many Americans their jobs. McCain and Bush have allowed the Wall Street banker bailout, and presided over the economy that crated the need for the bail out. Even Gun Owners of America once gave Mr. McCain an “F” for his stands on Second Amendment issues.

Have Christian conservatives become the dumbest demographic? The James Dobsons of this country should be ashamed of themselves. Have they voted party rather than principal? Or was it that worn out horse “the lesser of two evils?” Without a sincere commitment to constitutional government, the GOP has no justifiable reason to ever govern again. Their foolishness is now obvious to all. They have lost more than an election.

Will Christians Learn the Lesson?

by Elijah Brown
http://ketoctonbaptist.blogspot.com/
With only a couple of months left in office the liberal legacy of George Bush can teach us a valuable lesson. Eight years ago I remember contending with fellow Christians about the importance of not wasting their vote on a third party. After all “a vote for a third party was a vote for Gore,” even if there was a good third party candidate the election was much too important to waste your vote…why, if Gore wins the presidency it will be like Clinton all over again, yet worst. Besides George W. Bush was a great “evangelical” presidential hopeful that was going to restore Christian conservative values to the American system and champion the constitution..However, when President Bush was elected funding for abortion increased, government expansion went through the roof, and the homosexual agenda became more of a force than ever before. Yet, Christian leaders failed to speak out against the compromise. It was not that the liberal threat of the Clinton years was now abated; it was just that Christians who held Clinton accountable tuned a blind eye toward George Bush. As a result Christians lost the moral authority to speak out about things like just warfare, torture as an assault on the image of God, and the ethical importance of habeas corpus.

The same health care plan that was vehemently opposed as socialism under the Clintons, was passed incrementally under Bush with little opposition. Bush also put the “?” behind what is means to be fiscally conservative. After two terms, two recessions, higher inflation, a $700 billion bailout for banks (with which the government will have the authority to buy an ownership interest where ever it chooses) and out spending the national debt clock and every other U.S. President at the same time, what does the term “fiscal conservative” mean anymore?

We have seen the unprecedented expansion of federal control over education under “No child left behind,” and a faith based initiative that would expand government control over faith based organizations as well. Our second amendment rights were undermined when the Bush administration argued that our constitutional right to bear arms was subject to legislative regulation. We saw our First amendment rights to freedom of speech greatly impaired when Bush signed H.R. 2356 into law. What are Christians to make of his involvement with the establishment of the North American Union?

The list goes on and on, but this much is clear: with conservatives like this who needs a socialist? Yet the majority of Christians turned a blind eye and in the most recent election threw support to an even more liberal John McCain. A liberal, who was not pro-life, not fiscally conservative, was soft on homo-sexuality, and has proved time and time again he is no friend to the Constitution. If republicans or democrats departed from just about any other voter base they would forfeit the base support, but not so for the “Christian Right”. They will support a republican no matter who the candidate is and this election proved it. I honestly don’t think you could train a dog to be more loyal.

This much can be learned. Incrementalism does not work. When Christians attempt to incrementally change the government for the better by voting for the “better of two evils,” they are the ones who are incrementally changed. In the case of John McCain no excuse was spared in order to justify casting a vote for a man who believes it is ok to kill babies under certain circumstances.

James Dobson once promised never to cast a vote for a candidate who believed that it was permissible to kill even one single child…. Dobson changed, and not in order conform more perfectly to scripture.

Pragmatism, does not work either. Pragmatism is the default for those who have no faith in the certainty of God’s word. If we strictly adhere to scripture, they think, the enemy will gain a victory, so we need to set aside the clear teaching of scripture and determine for ourselves what is the greater good. I wonder how well that one will go over when we stand before the throne of Christ.

Obama’s victory is a product of the compromise, pragmatism, and incrementalism of conservatives. With the nomination of John McCain conservatives made the appeal for a socialist candidate, but lost against a slightly more consistent socialist. In other words if it is socialism you want, the full blown socialist will get the job done much better. If it is the restoration of the republic that you want, then John McCain does not at all present that alternative. In fact it seemed the best thing that McCain had going for him was that he was a “maverick” who was used to compromising conservative values.

Two things were made clear last night. First, contrary to popular belief, it turns out that Sarah Palin was not a modern day Deborah after all. (If she were without a doubt God would have seen fit that McCain won the election) Secondly, unlike the last eight years, it is now clear who the enemy is. Under Bush we have witnessed the initiation of socialized medicine, expansion of Government, limitations of free speech, more funding for abortion, ect, which is the same sort of things that President-elect Obama is proposing. The difference is that Christians march into the next four years with their eyes wide open and where we turned a blind eye to the Bush administration, the Obama administration will not receive the same benefit.

If there is to be any future to the Christian political thought, then Christians cannot continue to be Republican lapdogs rain or shine. There must be a return to uncompromising faith in the certainty of Gods word. Every area of political thought must be brought under the authority of scripture, and any candidate that is Biblically unqualified will have to change or give up one of their most influential voter bases. We are called to be peculiar people of faith in Christ, not people called after pragmatism and compromise. If we believe what scripture says then, it is not the voter, but God who rises up leaders for the nations. Christians read that in the scriptures, but they do not truly believe that, do they? If Christians truly believed what the Word of God said it would naturally follows that delivering a vote made in faith for a Biblically qualified candidate (even if he has “no chance” of winning) goes further to raise up strong and godly leaders then a pragmatic vote for “the better of two evils.” Leaders like Obama are given as God’s judgment against all those who disregard His word and are given to compromise.

We have four years to think over the consequence of compromise and during that time we have a lot of work to do.

John McCain

John McCain co-authored the McCain-Feingold bill which would regulate free speech of citizens in campaigns. He supports amnesty for Illegals, believes in open boarders, and supports NAFTA. McCain voted against drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. He is for same sex marriages, and is for getting militarily involved in conflicts around the world. Senator McCain voted for funding research that requires killing human embryos. McCain, in an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, said he is opposed to overturning Roe v. Wade. TheNewAmerican.com, March 26, 2001, Dec. 10, 2007

Write-In Chuck Baldwin!

Chuck Baldwin is the ONLY candidate on the ballot who is 100% pro-life, pro-secure borders, against the USA PATRIOT Acts, and against the wars! Chuck Baldwin is the only candidate who has the coveted A rating from Gun Owners of American and pro-secure borders group Numbers USA.

Stop illegal immigration & reject amnesty

Protect American jobs, workers and wages

Bring our troops home to defend our own boarders

Stop the bankrupting of America ~ end all unconstitutional spending

Abolish the IRS

Declare null and void all un-Constitutional gun laws

Restore National Sovereignty ~ Withdraw from UN ~ Reject North American Union
Defend Marriage ~ one man, one woman

Eliminate Federal control of Education

Repeal the Federal Reserve Act & restore Constitutional money backed by gold

Defend the rights of life, liberty & property

Dear Constitutionalist,

Chuck Baldwin, the Constitution Party nominee for President is on the ballot in 37 states in 2008. The Constitution Party made some definite progress in the area of ballot access in 2008. For example, the Constitution Party achieved ballot access in Illinois and West Virginia for the first time ever. Nevertheless, unfair ballot access laws and the exorbitant costs related to ballot access are still an obstacle for the Constitution Party in some states.

Unfortunately, Chuck Baldwin and his running mate, Darrell Castle, will not be on the ballot in California snd Arizona for the 2008 election.

There is good news however! The Baldwin/Castle ticket has qualified here as certified write-in candidates. As such a write-in vote is counted every bit as much is a vote for a candidate whose name appears on the ballot. While it is true that being on the ballot is preferable to waging a write-in campaign, write-in campaigns can make an impact. In fact, in 2006, although our Illinois party was not on the ballot, its candidate for Governor, Randy Stufflebeam conducted a vigorous, aggressive campaign for Governor and secured over 19,000 write-in votes, an Illinois state record.

With the endorsement from Representative Ron Paul, the Baldwin/Castle ticket has enjoyed increased visibility and support all over the country including states where they are not listed on the ballot. We want everyone who supports Chuck Baldwin to vote for him regardless of ballot status. Therefore, we are strongly encouraging you to not only write-in Chuck Baldwin for President, but to spread the word and encourage your friends, neighbors and relatives to do the same. Remember, a write-in vote for a certified write-in candidate counts every bit as much as one for a ballot listed candidate.

For further specific instructions relating to writing in Chuck Baldwin in your state, please find your state contact HERE.

We have a chance to secure an enormous write-in vote if voters are reminded that they have that option. Please help out by spreading the word.

Thanks for your support!

Gary Odom

CP National Field Director

Baldwin Campaign Coordinator

Assisting at Three Rivers Poll

Friends have served at this poll for years. This time Joyce invited us. We stayed over for a fun night with her before heading to the poll at 6am.

As I started the van, Joyce offered to spot for me backing out. Oh no, everything looked clear, I would be fine. THUMP! I hit a small tree on the passenger side back end, leaving a knick in both van and tree.

Dinah wrote Daddy in for Congress.

Ready to pass out ballots

Ellen has a pin for each election she's worked.

Mrs. Simpson remembers elections in LA

when each vote was counted by hand.

April, Joyce, Ellen, Tor, Margaret, Dave

You can't come in. The poll is closed, Grandpa!

Pastor Warren Mark checked out the machine for the hearing impaired voters.

Precinct 2

Viktor's Boot Camp

He took on adventures we would never go on without him.

Viktor taught me to play basketball with a baseball

and explore two tunnels

one tunnel under hwy198.