September 11, 2016

As I think about what happened on this day 15 years ago, I still remember what it was like waking up to the news instead of music that morning. It was a shock to learn that a terrorist attack had happened in our country.

And then I think about our situation today. With the upcoming election I've been thinking a lot about how this country has come to a point where the people running for President from the 2 major political parties, are people that I wouldn't want in my house, let alone running our country.

Well, here's my 2 cents.

This country is in this particular situation because the majority of people in the US have turned away from God.  Many prophets of old have said that, "this land is choice above all others, and they who inhabit it will worship God, or be swept off." God has blessed this land, the United States of America, with a Constitution written by men that were inspired by God. The architects of this nation were inspired by God to take the actions they took in order for us to have the freedoms we enjoy today. They gave their all. In many cases, they ended up poor and homeless. It is important that we remember our past so that we don't repeat the mistakes of the past.

And what do we do? We put a dishonest businessman and a dishonest politician on the ballot to run for our nation's highest office. Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin would roll over in their graves if they saw us today. Putting these 2 people on the ballot is a disgrace to everything this nation was founded on. And yet, if anyone says they don't support either of these 2 people, they are scorned by their peers. Freedom of Speech was written into our Constitution so that EVERYONE would have the right to express their opinions, without the fear that they would be considered outcasts if they did.

We had a good man run for President 8 years ago, but the nation turned up their noses at him because he was, and is, a religious man. Instead, they voted in a President who has done more than any previous President in reducing the freedoms we enjoy because of the Constitution. Our current President is a charlatan and a pretender. And now, 8 years later, the people of this nation are wondering, "How did we get here?"

I'm hoping and praying that when November comes around, I will be able to cast my vote for someone I consider worthy of the office. I usually vote Republican, but this November I will cast my vote for the person I feel will heal this nation. The person I vote for will have to be a religious person. They will have honor and be honest in their dealings with their fellowmen. They will have respect for everyone, including their opponents.

Will the person I vote for be elected President? Probably not. HOWEVER, I will have done my duty and cast my vote for the person I thought deserved to lead our nation. That's all I can ask anyone else to do as well.