Well here we are again! Election day. Not one of my favorite days of the year because it shows the true division in our country. Growing up in these United States I have lived through and voted in many election. After all it is our responsibility to get out there and vote... Right? Where did it all go wrong? When did we become so divided? Why has it lead to so much hate?
I know that people have different ideas as to how our nation should continue, but I am worried about if our country will continue. One side claims victory while the other side claims oppression. The difference is we can't agree to disagree. When someone wins someone loses. Elections of the past have shown that when one side wins over the other that more people voted for one person over the other. The winner wins and the loser goes away but still supports the winner because they won. Pretty simple. But in these days after elections their will be claims of cheating and lawsuits will come about. It will not be clean cut. It will be dirty. Sides will be drawn up and protests will ensue.
All because we are so divided.
We are not divided on little thinks but on huge things. Issues that will control how people live, work and raise their kids. It was said that America was the great melding pot but what happens when we don't meld? What happens when we become so diverse that we fight over who is right. It happened here in this country once before. It was called the civil war but war is never civil.
I am a pastor with a strong belief and faith in God and in the Bible. So as I vote I will vote in the directions of my strong convictions. Someone who has different beliefs will vote their strong convictions and we both will think that we are right. The difference is what you do after the vote.
Will you love people only if they voted with you or do they become the enemy? No one likes to lose.
When this election is over, win or lose... Love each other! It is as simple as that.
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