Clinton, Trump, and America
Radio Commentary, 90.7, 91.7 New Life FM, September 23, 2016 – By Sue Ella Deadwyler
Recently, I received the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association 2016 Election Special edition of Decision magazine, which, I’m pleased to say, is available free-of-charge upon request. Pictured on the front cover facing each other are Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, with this statement between them: “Two Visions. Two Americas.”
Within the magazine, Franklin Graham said, “I believe this country is facing today one of the most serious and crucial elections in history. I do not believe there has ever been a time – even in the days prior to the Civil War – that we as Americans have gone to the polls with greater issues than those at stake in the coming presidential election…. I’ve made it clear from the beginning that I am not endorsing any candidate. I don’t have any hope in either the Republican or Democratic Party. My hope is in Almighty God alone, who can turn hearts back to Him so that we can sincerely say that ‘righteousness exalts a nation’ (Proverbs 14:34). Yet, a careful vote could extend the time we have to freely preach the Gospel.”
The theme, “Two Visions; Two Americas,” contrasts the candidates this way: “One vision includes a nation where free speech and religious liberty are constitutionally protected…. The other continues along a path where such principles are quickly jettisoned with the latest turn of the sexual revolution.“One vision aspires … to use our nation’s military as a fighting force to keep America and the world safe from bad actors. The other would continue using the armed forces as a social experimentation lab, where the LGBT agenda takes precedence over troop readiness and morale, and where placing women in ground combat roles supersedes obvious gender differences.
“One vision would seek to build a federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court that interprets the Constitution as an enduring document for the nation, with timeless guiding principles for civil government. The other would appoint liberal progressive judges to federal courts who believe the Constitution is a ‘living, breathing document’ that bends with the times and with evolving moral standards.”
One of the most important responsibilities of the U.S. President is to appoint judges to fill vacancies in the Supreme Court. Soon, five Supreme Court Justices will be over 70 and three will be in their 80s, so the next president may have a powerful impact on that court, as well as others. One of the candidates has published a list of conservatives from which he would choose Supreme Court Justices who would help him “make America great again.” The other candidate, not so much! Vote carefully, vote prayerfully. For Georgia Insight I’m Sue Ella Deadwyler, your Capitol correspondent.