[JimB in Venice]

Frequency of church attendance is a key factor in the likelihood of voters to choose President Bush on Sunday. For Catholics, over 55% of those attend church on a regular basis are more likely to vote for the President, or be easily persuaded to vote for the President. For other Christian denominations, the percentage is even higher.

The issues of importance to Christians include abortion (partial birth abortion), parental notification prior to a minor's abortion, taxpayer funding of abortions, gay marriage, faith based charitable funds, and family issues like the $1000 per child tax credit.

If you attend church on a regular basis, you have a great opportunity (and your last opportunity) to influence someone who might be undecided. Its a good time to ask if someone needs a ride to the polls also. If you would like a christian voter guide to pass out, email me: Jim@cbcads.com and I'll be happy to email you a PDF that you can have copied or printed. I am also distributing these at polling places on Tuesday backed with the republican candidates and issues we are recommending to voters. You can do this as long as you stay 50' away from polling place.

Good luck and God Bless.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

Good post.

[Grendel9]

Good thoughts. Yes, our family attends regularly and although we never ask other families their political choices, prayers are offered weekly for the nation and the candidates.

This is Halloween weekend, time Falling Back, and my great-granddaughter is on the schedule for altar service at the 9:30 am. mass. Busy weekend. Will probably NOT be
watching too many of the Talking Heads on TV. But I do enjoy the British comedies on PBS.

Prayers for a peaceful pre-election weekend!

[Trust but Verify]

Good job keeping everyone focused and reminding everyone they can do something to help our cause. God's Blessings to you.

[RayChuang88]

I think there is now a factor in play that was not in play in 2000: the massive numbers devout Christian voters. We're talking as much as five million votes in favor of Bush now, and that could be an enormous factor in many of the battleground states.

[vox_freedom]

I hope everyone knows about the Christian Coalition Voter guides. These can easily be printed out and distributed at churches over the weekend and are locally based for use in your particular area. Excellent tool

Christian Coalition Voter Guides

[WoodstockCat]

Thanks Jim.

I had the pleasure of hearing Dr. Mac Brunson from 1st Dallas on Wednesday night. He challenged a group of pastors and lay people to take the moral message to the pulpits on this Sunday. He said there are four issues that should dominate the discussion of Christians getting out to vote.

• Status of the Family DOMA
• Sanctity of Life
• Stem Cell Research
• Seperation of State from excluding the participation of the Church

  If Christians sit on their "blessed assurance" on Tuesday, they'll have no one to blame but themselves for not having their voices heard on the issues.

  I posted this earlier but God will give the nation the leaders that the attitude of the hearts of the people truly desire. In the Old Testament, the Lord's chosen demanded a king. God gave them a king. They went back and forth under the direction of "good" kings and "bad" kings based on the hearts of the people.

  Hear your people, O God. We as Christians desire a Godly leader and will do our parts by excercising our rights as citizens to vote for our leaders.

[day10]

This is a timely post. I worked with the class leader/teacher in my Sunday School class and gathered voter guides for distribution in our class this Sunday.

I think this might end up being a good thing. In my class are several "seasoned citizens" who mean well, but may not be paying attention. A case in point is one very nice older gentleman who asks for prayer each week for our troops, and regularly speaks out against abortion, etc., etc. I drove by his house this week and there is a Kerry/Edwards sign in his yard. I was just floored. This is a case where this guy has always voted Dem and that's what he'll always vote, I guess. He's may be surprised when he gets his voter guide this Sunday.

[jamz]

Don't forget daylight-savings time...

and for you Arizonians...ya damned freaks...ignore this message.

[Linda Sandoval]

I just listened to Dr Dobson, his wife & Blackabee on the Focus on the Family website:

http://family.org/
(On the brink of Crisis; A call to prayer)

I promise it will make your knees shake.