October 2016
By Seth Halpern Editor It has come down to this. I have stayed out of the political discussion and frankly I did not want to write this article. I looked for another one that would say what I felt needed to be said but I didn’t find one. So, here we go! Back in September 2015, our cover story, “Who Will Lead This Nation?”, showed the pictures of 8 Republicans campaigning for the nomination as well as Hillary Clinton. It was assumed back then that Clinton was the “presumptive Democratic nominee”. As the smoke clears, she is the nominee but not without a battle against Bernie Sanders. At that time, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush and others
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were swarming around Donald Trump who came out of the gate with a fresh, “unpolitical” spin on the campaign. He drew millions of supporters who were fed up with the status quo and wanted someone different. Donald Trump is certainly “different”. Most people joked about the possibility of Trump actually winning the nomination. Well, we are a month away from the chaos that is called the 2016 Presidential Election and we have in front of us Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton as the choice for our next president. Lord, have mercy on us all! I realize that many reading this article are avid Trump supporters and probably fewer are for Team Clinton. From most of my conversations as well as online
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communication, I believe the majority of us are frustrated and disappointed with our choice from the two major parties. As I have often heard (and said) “Is this the best we can do, America?” All the slandering, accusing and badmouthing within each party has mostly come to an end and now the debates and TV ads continue the mudslinging between the two nominees. Oh, what fun! So, what are we, followers of Jesus, supposed to do. As I said already, many readers may be in full support of their choice, but the rest of us are deeply troubled (and have been) about the future of our nation. After watching the first of the three debates, I am more troubled than before. Donald Trump seems to continue to speak his
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mind (often without seeming to use it!) speaking rudely to and about just about everyone. I personally don’t see him as a diplomatic statesman but more of an oversized bully. His demeanor is brash and braggadocios. Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, one half of the tag team Clinton “machine” that seems to plow through the decades of unending scandals, lies and poor decisions. She is also a great friend to organizations that stand blatantly in opposition to the Biblical values of Life and Traditional Family.. But this is our choice. Unless we choose NOT to vote for president. I have always heard the message that “Every
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