LAST TWO WEEKS: WORKING THEIR BASES
Consequential Considerations that Should Matter to Everyone
LAST TWO WEEKS: WORKING THEIR BASES.
All humor aside, given that the U.S. Presidency is the most consequential executive position on the planet, can you name a single administrative accomplishment of Kamala Harris? Charged with the border, how did she do? After nearly four years entirely in their control, how about that economy?
If you want a reasonable overall indication of the respective parties, consider which party is predominantly running states people are vacating (90% Blue) versus which states people are prominently coming into (90% Red).
https://gregorianrant.substack.com/p/the-harris-walz-ticket
Here's what they mean when they say they "won't go back":
https://gregorianrant.substack.com/p/democrat-ticket-we-wont-go-back
Here's a comparison on consequential questions to those who profess Christ (not a question of religious domination, but shared values that underscore any social order):
https://gregorianrant.substack.com/p/the-christian-choice-election-2024
And for good, truth-filled humor, here's the Harris-Waltz
https://gregorianrant.substack.com/p/harris-waltz-the-dance-that-fumbles
Look past the narratives. Lose the labels. It's not about canonization. It's not about personalities. On a binary political landscape, it's about the greatest good possible. Decide well. You have to live with it.
I think you know me well enough to know that I don’t believe that everything is relative. When a Christian leader speaks out to say there is only one way to behave in an area where Scripture does not, that is binding one’s conscience. A corollary would be to say that Christians shouldn’t play cards.
You are right when you point out the high cost of healthcare in some of the larger cities in our country. However, in states like mine, the Republican party has been the group mainly responsible for the shutdown of so many rural hospitals that access to healthcare is scant at best, except in the large cities lake Nashville.
Andrea and I just visited New Mexico, and they can’t attract doctors and nurses to their state. Rural, poor people are suffering.
Medically-trained people can’t see the worth in moving to a poor state, so they will practice in large cities where they can make a living.
Cost-of-living is tough all around, in my opinion. My family is certainly feeling it. But as a nation, our inflation is lower than the rest of the world’s by a good bit.
I’m just trying to provide further info that gives a differing viewpoint. The candidates we are presented with give all Christians a very challenging decision to make. I know you’ve made your decision, but there’s a large swath of very faithful Holy Spirit-filled people who will make a different choice. Peace to you and yours.
Careful that you are not binding people's consciences, my brother. This is a sin. I agree there are definitely consequential considerations, but your posts are so partisan its not funny. Just to balance a bit of the case you're trying to make, did you know that the bottom ten states in terms of poverty rates are all Republican-run? I'm living in a super-majority red state, and life here is not so great. Choose wisely.