Wednesday, October 29, 2008

I've been overdramatic most of my life...

I can remember other elections in the past when I was sure a particular outcome would have tragic results. I comfort myself now with the hope that I was occasionally way off base in those thoughts. Maybe I'm being overly pessimistic again.

Nonetheless, I can not escape the sick feeling of bitterness in my stomach that America is about to entrench itself further into making abortion a permanent stain on the American landscape.

My imagination runs wild with what the Democrats would do with possession of the White House along with super-majorities in both houses of Congress.

I think one should expect that during an Obama administration with both houses of congress in Democratic control the following will happen:
* Abortion will remain legal at any time in any manner for any reason (or no reason) and any attempt to restrict it will be destroyed.
* Christians (and Muslims) will increasingly face pressure to conform to the tyranny of political correctness. Houses of worship of any faith will be made to submit to "hate speech" rules of political correctness regardless of the position of their faith's beliefs. I believe this will impact Christians and Muslims alike who may believe that homosexual activity is wrong. Preachers will no longer be permitted to declare their faith's beliefs without fear of legal problems.
* Private youth organizations and private colleges and universities will be forced to either admit practicing homosexuals as leaders contrary to their doctrines or close.
* Taxes will go up. (This pales by comparison in importance when next to the first point, doesn't it?)
* Government will grow... a lot.
* American involvement in foreign conflicts may or may not go down. Foreign conflicts being brought into our borders will multiply.
* Illegal immigration will remain out of control. (to be fair, Sen. McCain also plans to do nothing about this one)
* America will become even less competitive economically than it is today.
* Chinese control of our economy will grow as our debt multiplies.

These are some of what I envision to be in our future should Sen. Obama and the liberals win this election. That's why I'm so worried.

I feel our generation has been given a wonderful gift of opportunity by our predecessors (at a very dear price which includes the sacrifices of the Civil and two World Wars); but that we are collectively turning to self-gratification and are setting ourselves up for judgment in the near future.

My thoughts on the present collection of issues are dominated by abortion. I can not escape believing that we can not continue to murder thousands of unborn infants and still escape without consequences.

It's easy and popular in America to look down our noses at Nazi Germany during the thirties. We console ourselves as having been on the side of the "right" in that situation. It's not hard to imagine how we'd have reacted if we'd been there during that time. We picture ourselves as willing to stand up for the oppressed and helpless as they're being killed. But how is this so different from that?

The situation isn't so simple, I know that. But the fact remains that thousands dead, and most of America seems OK with that. I am not OK with it. I fear it is killing each of us inside to let this continue. The Bible calls that sin.

So that's the summary of my discontent as the press tells us of the coming Obama presidency.

2 comments:

S McGraw said...

Alan,

Don't know if you read these but I will respond. I appreciate your concern and worry but there is always room for hope. I have to believe that. Even if Obama becomes president.

We have some good propositions on the ballot here in CA. I am voting yes on Prop 8 that will change the state constitution to make marriage only between a man and a woman.

There is a proposition that will require abortions for underage girls not be done without notification of parents or guardians. Not a complete overturn but improvement of current law.

This is an extremely liberal state as you know but seeing these things on the ballot give me a little hope.

Anonymous said...

I agree with Steve. This political thing does turn my stomach, sometimes. I try not to worry. So, instead of watching the debates and all, I watched the MadTV and Saturday Night Live political parodies on the internet instead. Just laugh. It's not like it's serious, like OSU vs either of the Michigans, after all! (Insert your favorite football team rivalry here!)
Do you ever listen to the Jesus Christ show? Neal Saavedra does it on Sunday mornings on KFI (dot com)from 6 to 9 our time. It's interesting. He does it like What would Jesus say?
Anyhow, this morning "Jesus" said that you vote whom you think would be best for the country and then whomever wins, you pray for and respect that person, because God has placed them there. God brings and puts people into power. We just vote.
Remember what Paul says about some vessels being made for honorable purposes and others are for potties? (Okay, so he doesn't come out and say potties!) But anyway, Paul says think about how God must feel having to deal with a vessel devoted to destruction (for some reason, I think of Bill Clinton when I hear this verse.). Your oldest kids have been teenagers. Did they obey you and Penny perfectly?
Our pastor has been doing a series on Genesis all year. We are on Joseph, now. If you look at what the people of Egypt did to survive during the famine--they became property--SLAVES of the government! Socialism! And that was God's plan through Joseph!
Obama claims the cross. He's a tad liberal for my taste. I don't see how he justifies some of his positions with his faith. But he has said he has accepted Jesus as his savior. I heard him early on. That's between him and God. I am concerned how his extended family in Kenya and the Kenyan government will view the relations between our countries because of his father. But we'll burn that bridge when we come to it.
God will use this to bring glory to himself, no matter who wins. Buck up!
You know your bible, Alan. Encourage other Christians who don't know their Bibles to study. A lot of Christians don't know their bibles well at all. That is more serious than a football game, or a presidential race!
Audrey