So today is election day. I did my duty, which I have done for as long as I can remember, and went to vote earlier this afternoon. It has become quite an event in our house because I usually drag the kids along so that they can learn, see and become familiar/comfortable with the voting process. I remember that the first time I ever drove a car after giving birth to my first child was to pack her up and head out to the polling station.
I was reading some posts on Facebook today and was so struck by one post in particular "So apparently it's unchristian to vote if you don't vote for a republican..." I'm quoting my dear friend, Caroline, and could not agree more. I find it so sad and really rediculous that our country's politics have come down to complete division and religion against religion. If I choose to vote for issues that I really believe in and for people that I feel can really do the most to help mankind, then according to some people, I am not a true Christian. Well I do consider myself a Christian, I do tend to lean more to the Democratic side, but I have and did vote for both democrats and republicans in the elections.
I vote my conscience; I vote what I feel is right in my own mind. I don't agree 100% with either party. Why is that a cause to question my religion? Can I not want all people to have access to affordable healthcare and still worship God? Can I not want to protect and improve the environment and still follow Christ? Does it all have to to be either/or? I think that if more people could truly make up their own minds on individual issues and not be so dedicated to "party Politics" the world would be a better place.
I personally am so sick of the garbage that people on all sides of political issues are passing around right now. What happened to being able to sit down with people who had different ideas so we could discuss our different views and still be able to walk away as friends? It seems those days are gone. So if we can't agree, we can't be friends right? Seems really sad to me, because we probably could have worked together to do great things. Guess we're all screwed anyway.
