Voting?

Posted by on Aug 4, 2010 | Comments Off

I received a phone call today from Dave Hall and one of the things we talked about was voting. Dave is from California and is used to a much more active state roll in informing the citizens about the elections. Sadly, I had little information for Dave – so he did some research that I am going to pass on to you in this blog.

No matter your stripes – Dem, Rep or Indy, one thing is certain, you are an American and if you are reading this, probably a Tennessean. I personally spend way too much energy complaining for a guy that only votes in the “major” elections and have probably missed a couple of non-presidential elections. The things we take for granted…

In our last church-wide study, Timothy Keller quotes a passage from Jeremiah where God is directing the Israelites to engage their new-found city of Babylon. Not to adopt the culture, but to prosper and be good citizens – as we like to say “bloom where God plants ya”… Not too much of a stretch for us to consider voting as a way to engage our culture without having to adopt all the “stuff” of the world around us. We can be a part of society and let our lives be so different while we walk the same streets, work the same jobs and vote in the same elections, that the world around us wants what we have.

Here are two websites that Dave found that will take some of the guess work out of the process and hopefully begin the research for you so you can vote as an informed citizen.

First find out your voting info: click here

Then one site that can begin your research: click here (This site leans a bit Republican)

Here is the Democratic Party site: click here

I really don’t want to open this blog and comments for party specific ideas and comments, so please refrain if possible. Just  do the right thing and research as much as possible before you vote. Hopefully these links will help you get started, they have helped me…

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