Six very brief suggestions for those who will vote on Sunday!
1) Consider the importance of your vote. Remember that your choice has a real impact on the life and future of the nation. Vote with responsibility!
- 2) Consider the actual size of your vote.
- Keep in mind that while it’s important.
- Your vote is just one more vote.
- Vote humbly! (Can this prevent you from immediately experiencing a radical discouragement?In the event of a possible defeat at the polls or later?In the event of a possible disappointment with your elected candidate in the future).
3) Consider the complexity of our political system. Keep in mind that the election of the legislature is as important or more important as the election of the executive Vote without simplism!
4) Consider the relationship between your political and religious beliefs. Remember that no choice made by a Christian occurs far from the face of God. Vote without cynicism!
5) Examine the political proposals of the candidates and, following the above topic, try to evaluate them in the light of biblical principles of the political dimension, such as: the limits of the State, the relative autonomy of the individual and the relationship of the social spheres with those in need, etc. Vote ready!
6) Consider the relationship between ethics and politics: remember that while voting is political action, life is more complex than politics and works more integrated than fragmented modern science programs suggest, in other words: politics is not just politics, and a candidate’s ethics are decisive for their decisions and actions. Vote without reductionism!
Here are just a few suggestions that can help you meet next Sunday’s challenge. God bless you!