“If My People who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and forgive their sins, and heal their land.” (II Chronicles 7:14)
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Decision America: The Candidates and the Vote
With less than two weeks from Election Day, we have arrived at what Franklin Graham described throughout his 50-state, cross-country tour as “Decision America”, the time for us to pray, to engage, and now to vote.
However, there may still be some “Values Voters” who do not know where Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump stand on our core Judeo-Christian values and Constitutional principles.
Therefore, we are distributing thousands of “Voter Guides” from the non-partisan National Black Robe Regiment to churches throughout the Valley to help expose the sharp “Values” differences between them.
If your church has not yet received these free guides, please let us know. You can also download your own copies HERE.
The Candidates and Their “Values”
In addition to the Guide from the National Black Robe Regiment, the Forum has reviewed a number of Voter Guides from other widely respected, non-partisan groups that also compare Clinton and Trump on these “Values” issues.
These groups include the Family Policy Alliance (an arm of Focus on the Family), the Family Research Council, the American Family Association, the Christian Coalition, the Faith and Freedom Coalition, Vision America, and S.T.A.N.D. For more details about their respective Guides, go to each organization’s web site.
However, the story from each of them is very similar. A composite summary of the guides’ conclusions confirms the stark contrast between the two candidates on our core Judeo-Christian “Values”, as follows:
The Issues
Abortion on Demand
Clinton: Yes
Trump: No
Defund Planned Parenthood
Clinton: No
Trump: Yes
Same-Sex Marriage
Clinton: Yes
Trump: No
Religious Liberty Defense
Clinton: No
Trump: Yes
Common Core
Clinton: Yes
Trump: No
School Vouchers
Clinton: No
Trump: Yes
Transgender Bathrooms
Clinton: Yes
Trump: No
Supreme Court: Original Intent
Clinton: No
Trump: Yes
Repeal Obamacare
Clinton: No
Trump: Yes
Iran Nuclear Deal
Clinton: Yes
Trump: No
Crossroads: Our Call and Our Vote
In addition to becoming familiar with these guides, please also join Rita and me on our Crossroads radio program for the next two weekends with our special guest, Bishop E.W. Jackson, as we drill deeper into the challenge we face on the road to Nov. 8.
This weekend, taking our theme from Franklin Graham’s cross-country tour, we will be taking on “Decision America: Our Call” to help inspire another Great Awakening and to accept our responsibility for rebuilding America’s broken-down foundations and for renewing the Founders’ vision of America as a City on a Hill.
The following weekend, just before the election, we will be addressing “Decision America: Our Vote”, making one final effort to expose the sharp “Values” differences between the two major candidates and their respective party platforms so that we can all make an informed “Values” vote on Nov. 8.
The program airs on WBTX (1470) at 4:00 p.m. Saturday and again on Sunday at 7:30 a.m., followed by WSVA (550) and WSVA/FM (92.1) at 8:30, and WNLR (1150) at 11:30. You can also listen online HERE anytime.
For God and Country,
Dean