The Associated Press released an article today concerning young evangelicals and their reaction to the Palin nomination. After reading it, I began to wonder could God really be a deciding factor in this election?
Religion and the sub-topics under that umbrella have been a significant part of the voting process. But in an especially weak environment such as that which we are in today, can the faith vote still be at the top of the list? Are the marital rights of homosexuals more important than the deaths of troops and citizens in Iraq and Afghanistan, the dwindling security and hidden corruption of our economy, and the red tape of our current medical system?
Feel free to read the article and let me know what you get out of it. One quote that made me shake my head was:
"Obama has had a lot of appeal for being new, fresh, cool and bringing change," said Alex Harris, an evangelical college freshman who co-founded the online activists' group Huck's Army to support Mike Huckabee. "Palin is fresh and new, but she is also rock solid on issues like abortion. A lot of young evangelicals would have a hard time supporting Obama" for his abortion rights stance.
Although, I must admit, if the current situation had been the result of a Democratic administration, instead of 8 years of a Republican one, I'm not sure if I would vote Republican. For a Republican who is anti-abortion? I might have to say 4 more years if the tables were turned. I’ll have to think about it some more.
Younger evangelicals split over Palin choice as VP
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/R/REL_PALIN_YOUNG_EVANGELICALS?SITE=CACRU&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
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