My Political Ideas

1. Everyone should take a part in the voting process – We have been called to make disciples of all men in all arenas including politics (Matthew 28)
2. God can use a Democrat or a Republican as long as they are saved and have a personal relationship with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit will lead them into all truth – God is no respecter of people. Don’t show partiality to people because of their status, wealth, social standing, popularity, race, gender or influence. (Acts 10:34, James 2:1, 1 Timothy 5:21, Leviticus 19:15)
3. Abortion is not of God since God is the creator of life. It is one issue that should be considered during an election – Jesus told the Pharisees they give tithe of their spices (money at the time) but they neglect the more important matters of the law – justice, mercy, and faithfulness. He said they should do both not one or the other. We should focus on all issues, not one. (emphasis mine) (Matthew 23)
4. Love the sinner and hate the sin. – Share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the lost and do not condone sin. Remember you have the gift of life to share with them so share it in love.
5. Health and Security should be available to every American -
6. Christian Republicans, Democrats and Independents should be united in the word of God (1 Corinthians 12:12, 2 Corinthians 13:11, Psalm 133:1, Ephesians 4:1-3, Romans 12:8)
7. Apostles, Prophets Pastors, Teachers and Evangelists should have the free will to preach and teach the truth of the word of God with out repercussion; It is not hate to preach against sin. God’s word is the truth and the truth shall make all men free. We need to pray that the Christian’s mouth is not muzzled and speak out against this. Being silent will put us in the same boat as China and others who prosecute Christians. We have the freedom of speech and this should include the freedom to preach the word of God. Wake up Christians, this is why we need to pray and get involved in the voting process. Laws will be passed without our input. (1 Corinthians 2:14-15, Matthew 10:1-5, Exodus 20:1-7, Romans 6:23, Romans 5:8)
8. Bible classes should be added as a class for students and Prayer should be put back in schools – (Psalm 33:12, Ephesians 6:18)
9. The Ten Commandments should be our moral compass (Exodus 20:1-7)
10. Christians should not have to apologize for their beliefs
11. Christians should share the word of God with those who don’t know Christ
12. We should take care of the poor and needy (Deuteronomy 15:11)
13. We should be involved in the political process (2 Corinthians 5:20)
14. We should always seek peace first before war. We have the right to defend our country, but seek peace first not war first. (Matthew 26:52)
15. We should pray for wisdom from God and seek wise counsel (James 1:5 and Proverbs 1)
16. We should be good stewards over what God has blessed us with We should build businesses and create jobs (Deuteronomy 8:18)
17. We should love one another as Christ loved the church. That means we should love each other regardless of our race, gender or national origin (John 13:34)

McCain-Palin - Best Strategic Move I’ve Seen!

All I can say is “wow”! Senator McCain blind-sided the entire nation this week! He went totally against the grain to nominate Sarah Palin as his V.P. Talk about a smooth move. This has so pushed Senator McCain from the background to the foreground that it will be weeks before this dies down. This goes against the Republican grain. Everyone thought he would pick a man of course! It’s the Republican way! To choose Palin was one of the best strategic moves I’ve seen in a while during his entire campaign. He has separated himself from the traditional Republican way.

Now, we all know his move was based entirely on Senator Obama’s move. It’s a game of chess. You make your move, I look over the board and then I make my move. His goal was to grab women voters, those hanging Hillary supporters who felt left out. (See my previous post, Should’ve been Hillary) http://praybeforeyouvote.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/shouldve-been-hillary/.

Although President Bill Clinton gave a speech to mobilize those Hillary supports to support the Democratic Party, there are still some who are die hard Hillary fans who have vowed to support McCain as an act of protest.

Well, the game has changed. I think Governor Palin brings life, pizzazz and hope to a campaign that seemed to be fizzling under the limelight of the Senator Obama’s runaway freight train. It has literally put the freight train to a halt! I like what I see in Palin so far. I don’t know if she’ll be as active or vocal once she gets in the presidency. Let’s face it; George Bush hasn’t been the decision-maker since he was in office. He’s the deliverer of the messages.

Palin is a go-getter and she’s used to being involved. We’ll have to watch the campaign to see how involved “they” will they let her be. Will they listen to her ideas? Will they let her sit at the table, but not play the game? Will the male ego kick in and put her in place? Will she go get the coffee for all the other men in the board room?

The party is run from the background by Republican strategists. I am excited about Palin, but I not sure if she will have the power that women desire her to have. Men just aren’t ready for that. Hopefully she will be able to break the glass ceiling that many of us women have hit in our careers. Hopefully she will dispel the myth that women can’t lead with authority because of sensitive nature. She’s tough and I applaud McCain for this move.

We’ll see how this plays out. It’s on! Let the games begin (again). I’m waiting for Senator Obama’s next move. He’s played his cards wisely thus far. So now it boils down to, what type of America do we want? Look at the candidates. Check out there platforms. Look through all the hype on both sides and see who has the best plan for America. What is America going through at this time? Once you’ve done all those things, then get out and vote!

Freya S. Williams

Author, Pray Before You Vote!

www.praybeforeyouvote.org

Was Biden the Right Choice?

Well, Senator Obama has picked his running mate, Senator Biden. This should be an exciting time for the Democrats, but many are not getting the warm and fuzzies about this. It's like being in a baseball game, you are down two outs, and the last three hitters have all gotten on base and then D.H., your designated hitter, comes up to bat. You are hoping they are going to pull through but you're just not sure.

You know that if he gets the right pitch and he makes contact, everyone is coming in home. You also know that he may or may not get on base because of his previous stats. It's not that you don't believe in him, you are just hoping the homerun hitter shows up tonight.

This is how many Democrats are feeling, did he pick the right one? Did he pick the homerun hitter? Should it have been Hillary? (see my previous blog post on www.praybeforeyouvote.blogspot.com) Do you think that he should have picked Bayh, Kaine, Richardson, Sebelius, or Chet?

Well there are a lot of hypothetical conversations going on out there. We'll have to wait and see how this plays out. Let's hope for the Democrats sake that this is right choice.

It's time to play ball. The bases are loaded...there are two outs...the runners are ready...the hitter is at bat...the pitcher is throwing curve ball...Who is swinging? the homerun hitter? We'll just have to wait and see!

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McCain Denounces Pastors Hagee and Parsley

Okay Christian brothers and sisters, this has been a world wind week! Tapes are now surfacing about Pastor John Hagee and Pastor Rod Parsley's comments. Both are mighty men of God. I always say that if I want a loved one or friend to get saved, I would put them in front of John Hagee or Rod Parsley! I know they will be convicted and accept Jesus as their personal savior! They know how to reach the soul!

They have both endorsed John McCain and now that the messages have surfaced, messages that many of us are used to hearing, everyone is in a frenzy! Now McCain sought out their endorsements and gladly accepted them. Remember, this is how the election was won last time because of the evangelical Christian vote! The Republican political strategy was to court the church and get the vote! This strategy worked! The Christian vote has become a political marketing strategy and many of our leaders have embraced right-winged leaders and denouncing left-winged leaders.

Now, we have two candidates who profess Christianity. One has an outspoken Pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright and the other has accepted endorsements from outspoken Pastors, Pastors John Hagee and Rod Parsley, all men of God. Now, all Pastors have their view of world events and politics from a spiritual perspective, but we have seen how the media has replayed those comments in an endless loop! All I hear is "chickens flying back to the coop!"

Now, I'm curious to see what the response will be now. Senator Obama had to denounce his Pastor's views so he wouldn't isolate patriotic Americans and Senator McCain had to denounce Pastor Hagee and Parsley's views so he wouldn't offend the Catholics and others. I see so much denouncing going on, I don't what the candidates stand for anymore. Are they denouncing the word of God? Because that what these Pastors are preaching, the prophetic word of God. God says in His word that His word is foolishness to those who do not know of Him. Many are taking quotes out of context. That is why it is imperative that we test the fruits to see if they are of God!

I believe God is allowing the egg to be put in our face as Christians because we want to make one Pastor wrong and others right. We want to endorse our candidates instead of God's candidates. We have our own agendas.

We can't be loyal to a political party, our race, or our gender. We, Christians, have to be loyal to the word of God! Everyone has their own agenda. We have to ask God what is his agenda. We missed the opportunity to put in a Pastor, Mike Huckabee. Christian Pastors did not even endorse him, the very same Pastors that endorsed McCain! What are we doing? When I saw this endorsement on television, I gasped! How could Christian Pastors not endorse Christian Pastors. What is really going on? What type of backroom deals are being negotiated to make us to go against God's appointed people? We need to check ourselves!!!

What are our motives? God is watching us. This reminds me of how God appointed a leader to the people but they wanted their own. God gave them their own and the people suffered. So now, we will have to live with the choices we have made. Our seed is our vote and we have sown seeds that we will have to reap for four years. I pray that our Christians Presidential candidates will not denounce the word of God. I pray that as they have professed their Christianity to get their votes, they will be doers of the word and not hearers only.


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Should Barack and Hillary work together?

Well, it is May and the Democrats still do not have a nominee. The Republicans are waiting to see what happens while the Democrats battle it out! Many are saying Hilliary should drop out and bow down and let Obama take the nomination. Well the Barak and Hillary saga led me to the book of Judges, chapter 5.

Bible verses link taken from http://www.biblegateway.com/

1 After Ehud died, the Israelites once again did evil in the eyes of the LORD. 2
So the LORD sold them into the hands of Jabin, a king of Canaan, who reigned in
Hazor. The commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth Haggoyim. 3
Because he had nine hundred iron chariots and had cruelly oppressed the
Israelites for twenty years, they cried to the LORD for help.
4 Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was leading [a]
Israel at that time. 5 She held court under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah
and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites came to her to
have their disputes decided. 6 She sent for Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, "The LORD, the God of Israel, commands you: 'Go, take with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun and lead the way to Mount Tabor. 7 I will lure Sisera, the commander of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his troops to the Kishon River and give him into your hands.' " 8 Barak said to her, "If you go with me, I will go; but if you don't go with me, I won't
go." 9 "Very well," Deborah said, "I will go with you. But because of the
way you are going about this, [b] the honor will not be yours, for the LORD will hand Sisera over to a woman." So Deborah went with Barak to Kedesh, 10 where he summoned Zebulun and Naphtali.
Ten thousand men followed him, and Deborah also went with him.
11 Now Heber the Kenite had left the other Kenites, the descendants of Hobab, Moses' brother-in-law, [c] and pitched his tent by the great tree in Zaanannim near Kedesh. 12 When they told Sisera that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor, 13 Sisera gathered together his nine hundred iron chariots and all the men with him, from Harosheth Haggoyim to the Kishon River. 14 Then Deborah said to Barak, "Go! This is the day the LORD has given Sisera into your hands. Has not the LORD gone ahead of you?" So Barak went down Mount Tabor, followed by ten thousand men. 15 At Barak's advance, the LORD routed Sisera and all his chariots and army by the sword, and Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled on foot. 16 But Barak pursued the chariots and army as far as Harosheth Haggoyim. All the troops of Sisera fell by the sword; not a man was left.

As you can see, Deborah and Barak worked together. Barak wanted Deborah to take the lead, yet they still worked together.

Hmmm, does this sound like our modern day leaders? Should Barak and Hilliary work together? If they are really concerned about their party, they could get together and decide to work together. The reason it is taking so long to nomimate a front runner is because of pride. No one wants to team up and work together as Barak and Deborah did in the book of Judges. Because they worked together, they were successful at their mission, which was to conquer Jabin's army. God handed them over to them.

So, we will have to wait until all of the super delegates make up their mind and all the remaining states decide. There's no humility here, only the fight for victory.

Again, pray before you vote! God will lead you. Is it McCain, Barack or Hillary? We'll see soon, I think!

Freya S. Williams
Author, Pray Before You Vote!

You can reach Freya at freyas@hotmail.com