The Republican Candidates are spending time courting the conservative faith based vote on their issues heading into Iowa. Something that is expected since this group makes up a huge bloc of votes.
What is interesting is that these people claim to represent values yet they stick to their expectations which are very narrow in focus. At a time when we need to concentrate on very serious issues for the country at large we have candidates climbing over each other to prove they are more faith based than the other. I am okay with that, but someone needs to redefine what faith based is especially if they are calling themselves Christian.
An example of better faith based thinking might be looking at what is happening to the values and mores in our country as the wealth divide increases. We have serious issues with young people losing any sense of a value system. More and more we have leaders and people with money showing absolutely no moral compass and poor young people see this and wonder why they should even try. The concept of working to get ahead is lost. Truth is no one became mega rich working for a living, but if people see themselves able to attain a higher standard of living many people will try to achieve that goal.
There needs to be a wake up call within the so called conservative faith based group on what is really happening to our country. It wouldn't hurt them to expend some energy on demanding more of our education system and reintroducing ethics in all levels of schools. Also attending events that the middle classs and working poor attend to see what is happening to our youth. And this does not mean creating a system of Nazi type controls on the situation, but more an understanding of why our values are failing among the working class and then demanding more of our leadership to lead by example.
I admit I am getting a bit lost in what I am trying to say, but I see a serious divide in attitude amongst the people who have and don't care and then the ever increasing poor and people sliding into poverty about what expectations they should be having as they grow up. It is scary to see people who demand our leaders follow their beliefs, but in reality they have no clue to what is happening to the larger populace. You cannot expect America to continue to lead as a country if you don't realize what is happening to the people who make up the bulk of the future. Or worse yet you take away a potential of a future for them.
Again trying to put together the thoughts, but want to get something out there as we head into Iowa and all the faith based voting bloc having such a heavy influence on the outcome. What is Christianity and what should be our answers as Christians to the future of our country right now. Yes I am pro life and have similar expectations for our leaders as the so called faith based vote, but right now we need more from our religious groups than singular issues, but a better understanding of what our country needs to maintain its moral compass and the ability to achieve our goals. The future of our country needs more than groups trying to define a few issues, but a holistic approach to the problems at hand. So today maybe better education, more responsible leadership, economic growth that creates opportunity rather than more minimum wage jobs, and helping our youth learn that their is value in their lifes would be a better agenda from people who try to define what faith based voting is all about.
Right now we may not get prayer back into public education, but maybe we should put back what we can that allows children the power to grow and contribute as human beings and responsible members of society. We have dumbed down the education process, reduced values to a joke, made a mockery of responsible leadership, and destroyed our economy. As a person who believes in a better set of values for our country shouldn't faith based people look at the whole picture now. Or is it going to be another election year of singular issues and pandering to perceived power groups to become President and then have no idea what to do when you get there. We will probably get the latter. Sad,,,, we still can be the greatest nation on the planet with a bit of effort.
Long live the Constituion, the constitution is dying.
Oh a side note, boy local cops are getting way too much power. Does anyone remember there is a constitution and probable cause is written into it. Heard and saw a couple examples recently where well damn. Cannot believe can just do what they want. I don't want crime, but there is a time where abusing power just because really doesn't prevent crime. And especially when you read about so much abuse of power at high levels. the scales of justice need some serious balancing.
And finally will someone tell "the Donald" to shut up. It is really tiring to have someone like him play the big power broker for our Republican primaries when he is one of the biggest examples of someone without a clue what our country needs for the future. How Fox News has glorified him up to some exultant King maker is really ridiculous. The idea that he can wrangle so much power on these candidates shows how weak the Republican field really has become.
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