3 Reasons You Should Vote (Even If You Don’t Want To)
Do you know what Pope Francis’ biggest miracle was during his trip last year to the United States? For one week, Americans didn’t have to…
Do you know what Pope Francis’ biggest miracle was during his trip last year to the United States? For one week, Americans didn’t have to…
We’re just weeks out from the last bruising election, but speculation about the next presidential contest has already begun. But as tempting as it is…
Voting is important. And when elections roll around, there’s always a lot for voters to consider. Different issues are important to different people. However, the…
It is an unseasonably warm morning in Northeastern Ohio. The pickles Kim (shorthand for the three little people who live at our house) are running wild in a choppy sea of motley leaves. (Raking is on the list. The list is long.) I ask our 4-year-old — the one loping around with a Tyrannosaurus Rex strapped across his torso in a self-styled Baby Bjorn whilst brandishing a stick/pirate sword — what I should write about voting. Without stopping, without so much as lowering his wooden scabbard he yells, “Tell everyone about how you love God.”
Should faith matter in the voting booth? How can our moral convictions guide us as citizens when we choose our leaders? BustedHalo invited a cross-section of religious leaders, activists and educators from across the country to share their thoughts on the moral and societal issues facing the country and the changes they’d like to see in a post-George W. Bush America.
Over the past few months, we’ve been bombarded by political ads and the hype surrounding next month’s presidential election. But do we really pay attention to what the pundits and spin doctors have to say, or do we vote our conscience? And what role, if any, does religious upbringing play in helping us decide?