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History was almost made recently in the race for governor of Georgia, where the Democrat party nominee Stacey Abrams, a black female, came within less than three percentage points of defeating Republican nominee Brian Kemp, a white male. Apparently, Abrams’ defeat did not set well with many black Democrats, especially when it was revealed that 11 percent of black males supported Kemp. But why would such a thing be seen as problematic to black people? Do they not have the right to vote for the candidate(s) of their choosing? Listen in as Darrell and Omaha (Virgil Walker) discuss through the lens of the gospel why this intra-ethnic form of ideological slavery must come to an end – now.
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Only partway in so far, but I had to comment.
I can’t grasp why ANYONE would vote for a politician just because they are the same sex or ethnicity, instead of based on where they stand on policy issues. But it’s utterly incomprehensible that professing followers of Christ would do it. And not just do it, but openly admit it.
Never in my wildest dreams would it enter my mind to vote for a politician solely because she was female and/or Puerto Rican like me. It would never occur to me. What do I care if someone is female or Hispanic? What matters is where they stand on the relevant issues, and whether their positions are consistent with biblical morality.
Maybe I can see people in the world thinking this way. They do crazy things. But I never dreamed followers of Christ could be this way. It’s very upsetting and disorienting. Someone has a stand on issues that is entirely opposite of what the Bible says, but you’re going to vote for them for the shallow reason that… “They look like me”?
I give up.