As we are hours away from election day in the United States, I thought I would make one more appeal to vote according to a well-formed conscience and independent thought. In my previous article, I talked about the hierarchy of values that we need to promote and that I believe Donald Trump and the Republican party are more aligned with. I also pointed out how Kamala Harris is incredibly out of step with the values of our Catholic faith. She not only doesn’t align with them, she doesn’t seem to even respect them and our freedom to practice and live our faith.
The Liberal Train to Crazyville
This goes out to you all, particularly those who live in swing states. You owe it to yourself, your family, and your community to learn where the candidates stand on various issues. You cannot just take the media’s word at face value. As many have come to learn, the media is anything but impartial. Personally, I have stopped taking in news or watching political rallies because they offer me nothing of value. You have to look at past legislation and leadership. We have a good comparison — the four years Trump was in office and the current Biden/Harris’ term.
I came across this website from the Heritage Foundation about the failures of the Biden/Harris administration on various key areas.
THE BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION HAS A HISTORY OF FAILED LIBERAL POLICY.
Some of you may dismiss these as works of conservative fiction. After all, they just seem too insane to be real. But that’s been the liberal strategy for a long time and it’s brilliant. The liberals remain silent and let Trump or some other conservative bring up a particular topic whether that be about government-funded sex changes for criminals or immigrant communities taking over small towns in the US. And while these statements may be true, they are so unbelievable that it makes the person exposing them sound crazy. As we often say, don’t shoot the messenger (in this case, the messenger has literally been shot).
The Democrats’ Insanity Defense
Republican activists say they have to water down the reality of their opponents’ agenda in focus groups. ‘They just don’t believe it’s true. It can’t be.‘
Rosary to the Rescue
It’s time to break out those rosaries and pray. Now, God is not going to steer an election a certain way because we ask him to. After all, there have been plenty of times where God allowed people to reap the consequences of what they sowed. But there are still plenty of things to pray for around this election:
- Pray for a peaceful outcome. This election could get nasty and result in violence and riots. No matter who the victim may be, we don’t want people losing their lives or their livelihood over election outcomes.
- Pray for hope. No matter who wins, there will be many people upset and depressed. Pray for our mental and emotional health.
- Pray for unity. Politics are tearing families, friends, and communities apart. Pray that we see each other as brothers and sisters in Christ.
- Pray for catechesis. There are too many Catholics that don’t know their faith well enough and are too easily influenced by those who may have ulterior motives.
- Pray for our political leaders. Our president, congress person, and local leaders need our prayers to govern according to God’s Truth.