IMMORAL POLITICS NOVEMBER 8, 2012
The 2012 Presidential Election is behind us, but the results remind
us that evil and immoral deeds on behalf of any one never leads to great
rewards. Many of us, pastors who lead congregations, may not have reminded our
members of God’s Word when He says: “To
Me belongeth vengeance, and recompense; their foot shall slide in due time: for
the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that come upon them make
hast” (Deuteronomy 32:35).
Four years ago, not all Americans
celebrated that great event of electing President Obama. At the time of his
inauguration, some were planning obstructive policies to make him a one term
president. They planned the most vicious attack ever amounted against an
American president. Questions of his birth, patriotism, disrespect in congressional chambers, openly
making modified threats with weapons displayed, shooting into campaign HQ,
posting video and bumper stickers with
degrading messages about him, accusing him responsible for the death of church
missionaries by Muslims, questioning his scholarship and religion. Some famous right wing clergy and
politicians who denounced Romney during the Republican primary because he is Mormon,
dismissed their religious argument against Romney when he became their
candidate. Some religious leaders still insist that Obama is not an American.
Obama supporters booed when he
mentioned voter suppression in a speech. Obama urged them not to boo but rather
vote for revenge. The opposition tried to used the word revenge against him. I
agree with the President. It was not revenge that reelected him…it was the vote.
In spite of all the stumbling blocks to win the presidency (voter ID,
legislative change of voting procedures) and other efforts to suppress the
vote, their efforts failed. They could not put out the fire burning in the
hearts of true Americans who, while standing in voting lines for five and six
hours may have been singing “I Ain’t Going
To Let No Voter Suppression Turn Me Around.” The desire to vote in this
election was demonstrated by a 106 year old African American woman who had
never voted before in her life, but she voted in this election. While millionaires
were spending money and legislating laws to defeat Obama, his team leaders were
organizing foot soldiers to get citizens registered and voter qualified, and then
get them to the polls to vote. Millions
of dollars from rich opponents was like pouring money in pockets with holes.
They had the money but we had the votes.
It was again, like four years ago,
we waited in great anticipation for the tabulation of votes. Then the
announcement we were waiting for came about 12:40 Eastern Time Wednesday
morning. CNN and other broadcast media
announced. “WE CAN NOW ANNOUNCE THAT
PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS BEEN REELECTED AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
NEXT FOUR YEARS.” The reporters of
Fox News could not believe it and would not accept it. They tried to explain it
away, but the fact is, OBAMA IS RELECTED PRESIDENT. Everything they did to stop him failed.
Where do we go from here? Leaders of
the opposition Speaker Of The House is saying; “The American people are telling us to vote against Obama’s policies.”
Look at the crowd gathered at each party and witness what American people really look like. America is neither
White nor Black. America
is turning Brown… rainbow colored. It is neither male nor female but gender neutral.
Any political party, church or individual not recognizing this, will never move
forward under the guarantees of our constitution. We must admit that America is
suffering a moral dilemma when pastors, black and white, whose position in the
community is to stand for right and speak the truth in love, have allowed
politics to dictate their moral position in this election. To be silent at a
time when millions of fellow Christians are being systematically removed from
the voting rolls as a ploy to win the election. To believe in democracy and
then allow a change in laws the cause elderly and sick citizens to stand in
long lines to vote. In this, we may not be as democratic or moral as some of
the foreign countries we criticize. Homosexuality is not the only sin in America. If we
expect God to bless America, we must pray for
forgiveness and “turn from our wicked
ways.” That is the condition for which God has promised to bless any
nation.(2 Chron 7:14)
Pastor
Jerry Jerkins
116 Virginia Drive
Clarksville, TN
37040
931-220-1522
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