Republican Presidential Debate

In a perfect world, we would be able to have a civil debate about every issue.  Unfortunately, that isn't the case, especially in the political arena.  Tonight the first debate among potential Republican presidential candidates will take place.  I'm looking forward to the interchange between candidates.  As a voter, I want to be able to make an informed choice; I want to be able to cast an intelligent vote for the candidate that best represents my values.  What I don't want to hear is personal attacks; I want the candidates to stick to the issues.

Perhaps what we need isn't a debate at all; perhaps what we need is for each candidate to clearly articulate their platform.  What do the value?  What do they see as the role of government?  What are their views on abortion, homosexuality, immigration?  What do they plan to do they have for addressing each of these issues?

I recently saw a headline that decried the absence of strong global leaders.  That was a startling headline because it made me realize just how close to the Rapture (when Christ "catches away" believers just before the Great Tribulation) we really are.  The world seems primed for a global leader who will step in and bring order to a chaotic and turbulent world.  How is this connected to the presidential debate?  For starters, it may be America's last chance to produce a strong leader with solid moral values.  It may the last chance for American to re-establish her position as a global leader that will not follow the immoral, chaotic path a most European nations.

I fear for our nation.  As a nation, we've turned from God.  Christianity is maligned and villified on a daily basis while the virtues of Islam are extolled.  The Bible provides many examples of the fate that awaits nations who turn from God; America is no exception.  In a perfect world, every candidate that ran for public office would do so with a pure purpose; there would be no personal agendas.  That doesn't seem to be the case for most politicians who seem to have a "tell them what they want to hear" mentality.  In a perfect world, the goal of every politician would be to make sure that America remains great and strong. 

Let me end with this.  If you don't know Christ as your personal saviour, I emplore you to accept Him today before it's too late.  Once God's people have been removed from this earth, the chaos, fear, death, and destruction that ensue is unimaginable. In a perfect world, blogs discussing this type of topic would be unnecessary.