| (Copyright 09-05-2024) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) |
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 I am neither a registered Republican or Democrat. I have no personal stake in the success of any political party. As a Christian and a minister of the Gospel my goal is to see the values of Heaven adopted and lived out by as many people and institutions as possible. Only then can we hope to be a happy nation, for as George Washington declared in his First Inaugural Address, The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the external rules of order and right, which Heaven itself has ordained. (Hyatt, Pilgrims and Patriots, 2nd Edition, 174). Neither political party completely expresses my values, but one party has turned so far away from the founding principles of this nation and the values I hold, that I feel compelled to make the following statement. The following are three reasons my faith will not allow me to vote for a Democrat. Reason #1 Their Disdain for Bible-Believing Christians When the new Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, described himself as a “Bible-believing Christian,” Democrats lost their mind. MSNBC host Jen Psaki called Johnson a “religious fundamentalist” and mocked his faith. The Daily Beast compared Johnson to the “Taliban and the mullahs in Iran.” Hakeem Jeffries, the Minority leader in the House, ripped into Johnson, calling him an “extreme, right-wing idealogue.” Others referred to him as “dangerous” and a “threat to democracy.” Not a single Democrat leader, including Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, have distanced themselves from these atrocious remarks by their colleagues. I must, therefore, assume that this is how they feel about the millions of “Bible-believing Christians” in America, including myself. The above is just one instance among many of the Democrat Party’s disdain for Bible-believing Christians. For example, Jerry Nadler (D-NY), while serving as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sternly rebuked Greg Steube (R-FL) for daring to read from the Bible during a debate on the House floor. “Mr. Steube,” he admonished, “What any religious tradition describes as God’s will is no concern of this Congress.” The Democrat Party’s attitude toward “Bible-believing Christians” is both biased and un-American. For example, a ten-year study to determine where America’s founders got their ideas for their founding principles and documents, found that they quoted the Bible far more than any other source. When, therefore, George Washington insisted on taking the first presidential oath of office with his hand on a Bible, it was an expression of his deep respect for God’s word. In a December 1982 article in Newsweek entitled “How the Bible Made America,” the authors wrote, For centuries [the Bible] has exerted an unrivaled influence on American culture, politics and social life. Now historians are discovering that the Bible, perhaps even more than the Constitution, is our founding document: the source of the powerful myth of the United States as a special, sacred nation, a people called by God to establish a model of society, a beacon to the world (Hyatt, 1726: The Year that Defined America, 7). By demeaning “Bible-believing Christians,” the Democrat party has distanced itself from America’s founding generation and from millions of modern “Bible-believing Christians.” I cannot vote for such a party. Reason #2 Their Flight from Reason and Common Sense Our faith will often transcend reason, but it will never violate or do damage to reason. Our Creator is a rational Being and His creation can be understood by rigorous investigations based on reason and common sense. This is the thinking that gave birth to modern science. When, therefore, reason gives way to vibes and feelings, confusion and chaos are bound to ensue, which is exactly what has happened. We have, for example, heard Democrats struggling to define a woman. They struggle because they have rejected reason and common sense, and accepted the irrational idea that gender is a cultural and societal construct rather than a biological reality. Now guided by vibes and emotion, they will allow biological men to participate in women’s sports and are okay with men using women’s restrooms and locker rooms. Because they have rejected reason and common sense, they insist that men can have babies, and that a woman can become a father. Is this not confusion of the worst sort! The Democrat Party is also for allowing children to choose their gender, and in many cases without parental notification. They also defend irreversible sex-change surgeries for children that remove the breasts of young girls and the genitalia of young boys who are confused about their sexuality. They call it “gender-affirming care,” but it is irrational child abuse of the worst sort. The worldview behind this is “postmodernism,” an atheistic way of thinking that denies that there is any such thing as objective truth and reality. Modernism rejected religious dogma but emphasized “reason” as the way to discover truth. The postmodernist has also rejected reason for he/she claims there is no objective truth or reality to be discovered. For the postmodernist, truth is not something to be discovered; it is something to be created. Postmodernism is, therefore, very “I” or ego centered. I create my own personal reality and everyone around me must adjust to accommodate my irrational choices. A male athlete decides to identify as a woman and compete in women’s sports, and he expects the women, the school, and the world to bend and bow to his irrational choice without question. Is this not egoism of the worst sort! This way of thinking is a blatant violation of reason and common sense. It is in conflict with the natural order as created by God. Such thinking, based on “vibes” and “feelings,” can only lead to societal confusion, turmoil, and chaos. I cannot vote for a party that has chosen to go down such a dark and dangerous path. Reason #3 Their Contemptuous Attitude Toward Life in the Womb Just a short distance from where I live, a young woman gave birth to a baby in the bathroom of an Applebee’s restaurant. She then threw it in the garbage and left. According to a published report, the newborn’s lifeless body was found by employees who were cleaning the bathroom about 30 minutes after the mother left the restaurant. How could someone be so callous and inhumane about a new-born life? I do not know her situation, but perhaps she had heard of the Democrats in the New York state legislature breaking into cheers after passing a bill that allowed a mother to abort her baby right up to the time of birth. Perhaps she had also heard of former Governor Ralph Northam of Virginia promoting his pro-abortion bill and saying that if a baby survives an abortion, the infant will be made comfortable while the mother and her doctor decide if the newborn baby should live or die. Not a single Democrat party leader spoke against these “death bills” that devalue human life. Their attitude is tragic but understandable, for if you reject both the Bible and reason, then it is easy to see human beings as mere products of time and chance with no real inherent value. That thing in the womb is just a clump of cells and flesh to be discarded at the slightest whim or inconvenience. On the other hand, those who hold a Christian worldview see the baby in the womb as a life from God—a real person. Erica, who was about to have an abortion, came to this realization in a very stunning way. Having second thoughts about her abortion, she begged the nurse to let her see her baby. She wrote, As soon as I saw my child on the ultrasound, I knew I couldn’t do it. I saw the heart beating, and he moved his little hands (almost like a wave). I think God intervened and sent me a message that I was about to make the biggest mistake of my life. That the hand of our Creator is on our life from the moment of conception is vividly expressed in Psalm 119:13-16, which reads, For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. It is also interesting that Luke, who was a physician, recorded the response of John the Baptist, who was six months along in his mother’s womb, when he heard the announcement from Mary that she would also be giving birth to a Child. He must have kicked for his mother, Elizabeth, said to Mary, For indeed as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy (Luke 1:44). Science has, indeed, confirmed that after 11 weeks in the womb the baby has brainwaves and can kick. He/she also squints, swallows, and sucks their thumb. They are sensitive to heat, light, noise, and all body systems are working. After 20 weeks in the womb, babies are capable of experiencing pain and that capability for pain increases with each passing day. Babies in the womb experience excruciating pain during an abortion. They will seek to avoid the abortionist tools and will emit a “silent scream” as their tiny bodies are ripped apart. According to Brookings, 95% per cent of abortions are done for convenience and to end unwanted pregnancies. Such a contempt for life in the womb should not be part of a civilized society and will eventually lead to other forms of “legalized” murder. I cannot vote for a party that has such a contemptuous view toward life. In Summary On November 5 I will be voting. I will not be voting according to party or personality. I will be voting according to principles and policies expressed by the candidates and their party platforms. As it now stands, my faith will not allow me to vote for a Democrat. ————————————————————————————————– See Eddie Hyatt’s other articles at: Hyatt, Eddie – Church of God, Bismarck (church-of-god-bismarck.org) Reprinted with permission from: God’s Word to Women http://www.godswordtowomen.org/ ————————————————————————————————– |
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