Cal Thomas: A reason to vote

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: Today is Thursday, October 17th. Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Myrna Brown.

MARY REICHARD, HOST: And I’m Mary Reichard. WORLD commentator Cal Thomas says when Christians don’t vote, we all lose out.

CAL THOMAS: With fewer than three weeks until the election, pollster George Barna has released a study that has found 32 million Christians who are regular church goers may not vote.

The reasons are familiar: disillusionment, doubt their vote will matter, and weariness about increasingly contentious campaigns.

The study found 68 percent saying they lack interest in politics; 57 percent dislike all the major candidates, and 55 percent said none of the candidates represent their values.

If these trends continue, says Barna, Donald Trump may lose the presidency to Kamala Harris.

The separatist movement once commanded Christians not to vote, or engage in culture in any way. The world is corrupt, they said, and to engage the world corrupts Christians.

That attitude turns the world over to the secular progressives who will raise your taxes, keep the border open, and promote secular values everywhere. If we don’t want those things to happen we must vote for candidates who will most likely keep them from happening and then stay engaged between elections to make sure they follow through on their promises.

It’s not about voting for the lesser of two evils, but voting for candidates who best reflect your faith and values. Otherwise, expect more abortions, more men in women’s sports and more drag queen story time for your kindergartner. So go vote and pray for those in authority as we are commanded to do.

Oh, and repentance wouldn’t hurt either. I’m Cal Thomas.

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