Be a Changer

Posted by: Kaylan Christopher on September 15, 2008 Hot Issues •

All politics aside, I like Sarah Palin, the woman. I like her because she’s real. I like her because she’s got problems just like everyone else. I like her because she seems to do everyday stuff that most Americans do—like taking family vacations, dealing with teenagers who make wrong decisions, eating red meat, etc.

This mother of five is being railed for having little or no foreign policy experience, but she’s a changer. She’s known for shaking things up. And she jumped on the Republican ticket and has created quite the frenzy nationwide. She brought her imperfect family to the Republican convention and bared her real identity to the world.

This isn’t a campaign message. I don’t say all of this to tell you to vote for Sarah Palin. I say this because I admire her attitude and determination. I admire her genuine attempt to be as real as she can be in front of people while standing firm on her convictions. I admire the fact that she is supporting her family in the ups and downs. She has made me want to find out more about her because she seems genuine and approachable.

As believers in Jesus Christ, it would do us good to have the same attitude and drive when it comes to our faith and changing the world.

How radical do we need to get in order to cause others to want to know more about who we are and Who makes us what we are? Can we also let them know we’re real people who deal with the same real stuff they do but stand strong on our convictions and faith? Is it possible for us to say to the world, “We deal with hard stuff too, but we believe in One who sees us through it.”

All politics aside, I like Sarah Palin, the woman. She can be an inspiration to us all to stand up for and share what you believe in, be exactly who God created you to be—flaws and all, vote your values, shake things up, and be a changer.

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Comments

McCain is supportive of Alcohol and Gambling, so how can the Christian Community Support him?

McCain, served as Chairman on the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, and is credited with helping to bring about ‘Indian Gaming’, a 23 billion dollar Gambling Industry.

McCain divorced his wife to marry the Anheuser-Busch Beer Heiress. His own son is Chief Financial Officer for Budweiser, and McCain himself once worked as the Chief Publicist for the Beer Company. The President has to sign or veto many bills having to do with Alcohol regulations. By supporting him isn’t this like saying that Alcohol is not a bad thing?

People are turning away from religion because they are sick of hypocrites. Christians normally don’t promote or support gambling or alcohol, so why is it ok in this case?

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