I delayed until today to write
this post because I wanted to see the results of this Presidential election. I deliberately
don’t post anything political, so may choice will not be discussed. However,
there are a few things I want to talk about in regards to this election.
This is
the most divided election I have seen. I have been genuinely surprised by the
choice of some of my friends as to who they voted for. My facebook feed for the
last month or more has been very heavy with political posts as people practiced
their freedom of speech on social media. The last 24 hours though have been a
real eye opener. Neither candidate was a good choice but we had to choose the “lesser
of two evils”; which makes me ask two questions:
1) What
decides the lesser evil? And 2) why did we get to that position in the first
place?
Let me start with the second
question first. Considering how many
candidates there were at the beginning, how did we get it down to Trump and
Hillary? In all honesty, I am not surprised at Hillary getting the Democratic
nomination. She is the wife of a former president, has run before, and is of
course, a woman. Combine that with her experience, I am sure the democrats thought
she had a fighting chance to win where as their other candidates did not.
However, Trump winning the Republican nomination continues to amaze me. How did
he beat Carson, Cruz and others? My guess is money has a lot to do with it.
However, Trump is also of the generation that has the most active voters. He
talks like them and has the same values (minus the degrading of women) as them.
Maybe that is why he won the nomination.
Now for the second question. This one
is tough. What defines the lesser of two evils? Everyone has their own
criteria. It depends on what is os most importance to you. Some would say gun
control, others abortion, still others say gay rights, a few say their political
stance with foreign countries like Iraq, Iran etc. So is there really a way to
define the “lesser” of two evils? Not really. We all view and interpret
scripture differently so what you would say are scriptural issues, others might
disagree with. For example, I found out that more people from my belief system
voted for a candidate more than the other because of abortion. To them, that
was the most important thing. So, they decided the candidate against abortion,
was the lesser of two evils. However, I have many friends, that that think
racism and degrading of women should not be allowed and they voted for the
other candidate because to them, that was the lesser of two evils. It’s all in
your viewpoint and interpretation of scripture,
Let me
just clarify something. Due to my surprise pregnancy and all the hassle and
things associated with it, I forgot to sign-up for absentee voting so I did not
vote. (Baby first!) And I also did not closely follow the candidates throughout
their campaigning. Everything I know has come from family or friends.
That
being said, Trump has been elected President. So, regardless of who you voted
for, America decided Trump was the better choice. As believers, we have a duty
to pray for him because he will be in leadership over us. We need to pray for
him to have wisdom above all else. Trump will now re[present one of the most
powerful countries in the world. We must pray for him.
And that
is that. Until next week. May Adonai bless and keep you.
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