Some pre-election comments

I try to stay pretty much out of trying to sway people's votes in elections because I guess I don't see that as the role of a pastor. My role is to preach the gospel, present the teachings of Christ and the Bible, and train disciples of Christ. In a way that role is political in that when people live a life following God it's going to natural influence their life in a ton of ways, including how they vote.

While I'm not going to endorse a candidate here I do want to remind everyone of an issue that has somehow been forgotten in this campaign amidst the war and the economy and that is this: the next president will likely get to nominate between 2-4 supreme court justices. With the court currently fairly evenly split on many issues, such as abortion, gay marriage, religious freedom, and others, the next president will have the opportunity to influence decisions (and therefore offical government policy) for decades (usually a president nominates a 40-50 year old, who stays on well into their 70-80's). If you're still picking a candidate or deciding if it's really worth going out tomorrow I really urge you to see where the two candidates stand on many of the major social and religious issues facing our country (they're VERY different). This election could really affect this country for decades to come. Look at the candidates, the issues, the scriptures, your heart, pray, and then vote tomorrow.