Kyle Chowning

A guy trying to do life well

Obama vs Dobson

Today, Dr. James Dobson will air an 18-minute segment on his radio show discussing what he believes to be Obama’s distortion of the Bible to fit his own worldview and how he’s pushing a “fruitcake interpretation” of the Constitution. While this story provides context, I write of another purpose.

I’ve held a theory for the past couple of months based on the following question: Will the conservative right cast their vote for President this general election? I ask in another way. Due to the current candidates liberal positions on the issues that matter most to them, is it possible that they will not cast their vote for President at all?

When reading the story first mentioned in this post, I came across a statement that led me to believe that my above theory may come true:

Dobson has not backed off his statement that he could not in good conscience vote for McCain because of concerns over the Arizona senator’s conservative credentials. Dobson has said he will vote in November but has suggested he might not vote for president.” [emphasis added]

While not one candidate is perfect, this general election is going to have us all searching for which one is right for each of us. While I understand the conservative’s tension between McCain and Obama, I believe that God has still ordained this election as-is. Given that, it is our duty as American’s and stewards of our individual voice, to explore, question and determine which candidate deserves our vote. To overlook this privilege would be a shame.

  • 3 Comments
  • Filed under: Thoughts
  • Who do you want to be President?

    Over at EightQuestions.info, I’ve posted a new survey that aims to answer the question of, “who are you voting for and why?” So far, after just 14 responses, Hillary Clinton doesn’t stand a chance. Although it’s too early in the survey to determine what the majority will do, it’s hard to ignore that she’s had 0 votes between Obama and McCain. While that proves to be somewhat interesting, I think it’s expected. Yet, I wonder about something different.

    If you’re one of those people who don’t resonate with the any of the Presidential candidates, come election day, would you still vote? Let’s put it another way, if you’re a conservative Republican, but you don’t like John McCain, would you opt to not vote at all? What if you’re a democrat but you don’t like either Hillary or Obama, would you still vote or leave your voice out of the polls? Are you planning on voting against your affiliated “party?”

    What would you do? Sound off here. I’ll report my findings early next week.

  • 0 Comments
  • Filed under: EightQuestions
  • Twitter Updates

      Popular Posts

      Categories

      Through the Years