For the sake of our nation our faith and the common good we must speak out.
By Chuck Colson
Texas Insider Report: WASHINTON D.C Next Tuesday I hope encourage you to do your duty & head to the polls to vote for the candidate of your choice.
Which candidate will best promote justice & preserve order? And which candidate best exemplifies the cardinal virtue of prudence in his or her public & private life? After all those
are the roles of government.
And which candidate will best promote the sanctity of human life advocate for traditional marriage and protect religious freedom? I trust that your faith will guide you in your decision.
Well if youve got an answer for that last question then youre among the few. Because for the life of me I have never heard so little about these core issues during a political campaign.
These core issues - human life marriage and freedom - which-all expressed so powerfully in the Manhattan Declaration and supported by half a million signatories arent even on the political radar this year.
And that to me is shocking.
Shocking to me because I know that politicians are survivors. They watch the polls. They know what people want. And all the candidates seem to be talking about is the economy.
One side swears up and down that they have saved our economy from another great depression.
The others side says Congress is spending our nation into bankruptcy and that theyll slash federal spending.
But no one - OK hardly anyone-is talking about life marriage and liberty.
Why is that? Its because we -- whether its from culture-war fatigue or worry over our own jobs and bank accounts -- have not been vocal enough on these issues.
The Republicans devised their Pledge to America after months and months of polling focus groups and web chats. These moral issues werent on their supporters minds or lips-at least not until I asked you to tell the Republican leadership that you want them to address these issues.
You emailed by the thousands ... but it was only enough to get the Republicans to throw us a bone. One short paragraph in a 45-page document!
But folks Ive made the case again and again we cannot have a healthy economy apart from morality and ethics. Without promoting stable healthy families without protecting life and freedom without promoting a Christian ethic that values work and saving over instant spending and gratification no economy or nation can thrive.
So where do we Christian stand with our political leaders and the two political parties?
I want you to come to ColsonCenter.org today and watch this weeks Two Minute Warning. Its called Politically Homeless. I want to share some thoughts and observations that may startle you.
And I also want you to share your thoughts with me.
Go to ColsonCenter.org or BreakPoint.org and click on Speak Out with Chuck session. How should Christians approach this election? Will either party ever realty promote the values we hold dear?
I want to hear from you. I will read every comment and will respond where I can.
But make no mistake. No matter how silent the candidates are on life marriage and liberty we believers must never be silent.
For the sake of our faith in Christ our nation and the common good we must speak out.
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