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This post originally appeared at https:\/\/wifamilycouncil.org\/radio\/christian-citizenship-demands-participation\/<\/a><\/p>\n

2024 | Week of October 21 | Radio Transcript #1589<\/h3>\n

Have you ever been told that faith and politics don\u2019t mix? Or have you felt like when you enter church, your concerns about certain policies need to be left at the door?<\/p>\n

These are troubling notions that many Christians experience especially during major elections such as this one. \u00a0Even some pastors believe faith and politics, or even the broader idea of government, are completely separate. This is dangerous, and not biblical.<\/p>\n

To simply say we are pro-life, for example, without taking action to ensure that preborn children are protected in the womb is not enough. Voting is an action that has very real, tangible consequences that shape whether our communities will protect the rights of all and honor God in doing so.<\/p>\n

Recent polling data from George\u00a0Barna\u00a0and his Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, however,\u00a0found\u00a0that as many as\u00a041 million self-identified Christians are unlikely to vote in the upcoming election\u00a0\u2014 \u201cmore than enough to hand the country\u2019s keys to the eager and radical Left,\u201d a Washington Stand reporter wrote.[i]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

According to the research, 49% percent of those surveyed who identified themselves as \u201cpeople of faith\u201d said they were unlikely to vote this November. Among those unlikely voters, the most common reason, offered by 68% of these non-voters, was a lack of interest in politics and elections, while 52% think their vote will not make a difference, 57% simply dislike the candidates, and 48% said they don\u2019t know enough about the candidates to make a choice.[ii]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

For those who inconsistently vote because they believe their voice will not make a difference, that could not be further from the truth. At every election, at least one race is decided by a very small margin of votes. Many races in several states have been decided by just one vote, with scores more decided by just a few dozen votes. Your vote\u2014every vote\u2014absolutely matters.<\/p>\n

For those uninterested in voting because they do not like the candidates, well, unfortunately, candidates are never perfect! \u00a0In spite of that reality, we still have the duty to consider how each candidate approaches some core values and vote accordingly:<\/p>\n