LAKE VILLA, IL

By A.B. Dada
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Christ did not vote. He didn’t. He didn’t talk about voting, He didn’t promote Christians to support government or Caesar. There is no reason to think He would have supported it. He didn’t tell people to pass off their responsibilities to anyone else (not government, not charities, not anyone) — He said to do it yourself. Help the needy. Be peaceful. Love others. Be humble. Sacrifice yourself.

Quite simple. But next week, millions of supposed Christians will go to the ballot box and strike a box likely titled either Democrat or Republican. That’s unfortunate. They’re supporting the opposite of everything that Christ stood for. Did Christ steal money from some people to give to the poor? Of course not. Yet government programs supporting welfare do exactly this — they steal from some to give to others. You lose 50% of your paycheck annually to government theft — what could you do for the needy if you doubled your income tomorrow without working harder?

Voting for either of the two parties also encourages slavery — the jailing of tens of thousands for doing acts of complete non-violence. That’s typical. Christ wouldn’t want to put someone in jail for their sin, He would want to be closer to them so He could love them and show them His perfect example. Christians who vote want to send sinners to jail because it leaves them less responsibility of being an example like Christ.

Christians who vote support murder — war, police actions and the use of force of both.

Did you read this article on military desertions from a few months ago? You should. Read the entire short 3 pages at this link. It is eye opening. Democrats and Republicans both supported these actions, no matter what they say. If you voted for either party, you enabled an encouraged those actions. Consider that Pontius Pilate washed his hands of the decision to murder Christ — you aren’t doing that when you check off the ballot box. The candidates will say what you want to hear. Your pastor will give you false teaching in thinking you’re doing the Christ-like thing. You’re not. Your teacher is a hypocrite if he tells you that voting is the Christian way.

There are some Christians who think that voting for Democrats means we’ll extract ourselves from Iraq. Not according to chairman Howard Dean, who said “I don’t imagine we’re going to be able to force the president to reverse his course” on Face the Nation yesterday. Democrats voted for the murder, rape and pillaging that you read about in the Times Online article of the last paragraph. Republicans did, too. They’re guilty of enabling those actions, why do you want to be part of the sin?

Living the life of a Christian means no judging others — even those who are there to kill you. I can’t judge you as a voter, but I can tell you that it is hypocritical when you know that your actions enable ANY violence against others. If 10,000 people are saved by government and 2 are killed, it is still terrible. Christ didn’t say “tend to your flock of 10,000 and kill the 2 that are lost.” He said go after the lost ones! If a terrorist wants to kill you, love them the way you want to be loved.

How hard is it to understand?

If you must go to the ballot box, don’t vote for anyone on the ballot. Either do what I do and vote for yourself for every position, or vote for Jesus Christ for every position. Why not? The vote gets counted anyway, and you aren’t voting to support evil at all. I still recommend just staying home, and letting your families and friends in Christ know of the hypocrisy of putting the pen to paper and passing on your responsibilities to others.

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Article followup #1:

From a friend: only problem is the people who have tax referendums and judge retentions on the ballots need to be voted no to or they will pass..this is why I vote…I do agree otherwise…

Good point! I do mention in my “how I vote” article about voting no to judges and referendums. Voting NO is basically saying “I will not use force against other people, and I will not let others judge on my behalf.” Thanks for the note.

Article followup #2:

From a regular reader: Did you see this link about Maher Arar? Check it out. More government actions against innocents, as voted for by the Christian majority.

Wow! Scary stuff. Love to see some news clips from 2002 to confirm if he was imprisoned.

CHICAGO, IL

by A.B. Dada
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An article at US News and World Report about the love affair between Fidel Castro and Naty Revuelta is a great read — and reminds us that everyone is just a person. There are no “madmen” who can control the world, there are no global terrorists who can be the sole fault of any attack. Every individual in power is backed by thousands, if not millions, who support them being there. This is true of terrorists and dictators in Third World countries, but it is more true of terrorists and dictators in First World countries like the U.S. and the U.K. Just because more people support a dictator does not mean that democracy is good.

Fidel Castro is now two weeks short of his 80th birthday as emergency surgery to correct gastrointestinal bleeding leads him to cede control of Cuba to his brother, Raúl Castro. This is the first time in 47 years that he has given up control of the country to someone else. Raúl is 75 years old and is the defense minister of Cuba and has made no statement of his own regarding the situation. A statement supposedly released by Castro was released saying that Castro is in good shape after the surgery and is resting, asking that the country put off celebrating his 80th birthday until December 2, which will mark the 50th anniversary of Cuba’s Revolutionary Armed Forces.

Most Americans look at Castro as a great evil dictator, but I see markable resemblences between his wielding of power and the power which has been taken by the US Federal body. Castro has promoted the following that is very similar to where the US is heading:

• Federal funded Social Security
• Federally funded education
• Federal wealth “equalization” through taxation
• Terrorist treatment — revocation of due process, no right to an attorney, no juries, secret courts and trials (military tribunals)
• Massive federal budget dedicated to military “defense”

I won’t be shocked when Fidel finally dies and control over the nation is transferred to another “democratically” elected candidate with no real competition based on outrageous regulations regarding who can get on a ballot. This feels no different to what happens in the US — whoever you vote for, it is always for one of two parties that just want to make their power stronger and pass it on to more of the same. Sure, some third parties are “allowed” on the ballot, but their financial capacity is hampered by excessive campaign finance laws that prefer the incumbent and their major party competitor. When Bush leaves office, he’ll leave to his successor a government that is bigger than it was when he took office, just as Clinton did for Bush, and just as Bush I did for Clinton. We can follow this process back to Lincoln — every President takes office with more power than the previous President did. When Mark Warner grabs the baton from G.W. Bush, he’ll be more powerful than Bush was, and he’ll have more State-created problems to try to annihilate with more State power.

Don’t be surprised that the next person you vote for is no better than the previous, unless you vote for yourself so we can show the powers that be that they can never do what is best for real individuals who just want to work hard and save for the future. Castro? Bush? Clinton? Warner? They’re all the same — they just want power, no matter how they’re elected to get it, no matter what reasons they give for why they’re worthy of the title and rank and power.

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A.B. Dada is the founder and editor of the Global Unanimocracy Network. He lives in the Chicago, IL region where he works as an business relations consultant and incubator entrepreneur. E-mail A.B. Dada with news links or comments on this report.