Two perspectives on the Christian's duty at election time, by respected Reformed pastors:
By Rev. Joel Beeke of the HRC--
Why My Conscience Won't Let Me Not Vote for Romney
And by Rev. Nathan Eshelman of the RPCNA--
Why the Word of God Will Not Let Me Vote for Mitt Romney
Can you guess which author I find most persuasive? As you might have guessed, while I have a great deal of respect for Dr. Beeke, on this point, I agree wholeheartedly with Rev. Eshelman. It seems to me that the argument for voting for Mr. Romney is based in fear and pragmatism, whereas the argument for abstaining (or voting for a third party) is based in faith and confidence. But what do you think? :)
I can vividly remember the Kennedy situation (my grandmother was beside herself), and the intense concern over him being a papist. It was a first, to my knowledge, this type of issue. Nowadays, nobody cares. I read somewhere recently BTW that Billy Graham officially declared Mormonism 'not a cult.'
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