Pray Before You Vote

ATTENTION ALL CHRISTIANS! Are you confused about who you should vote for this election? Do you wonder why voting is important? Do you see hypocrisy in Christian politicians? In this book, Freya Huffman will awaken you to the importance of voting and why God should be involved your vote. While we are citizens of the United States of America, foremost, we are citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven and our vote should mirror God's views. God has called us to be stewards over this earth. 2 Corinthians 5:20 says we are ambassadors of Christ. An ambassador is an authorized messenger or representative. As a representative of Jesus Christ, and our vote should be reflective of His ways, not our ways. Jesus is not a Democrat or Republican! You can find Jesus' characteristics in the platforms of both parties. It is important to know the issues and what the candidates stand for, then after all the research, "Pray before you vote." Freya S. Huffman, is the wife of Pastor Rodney P. Huffman . Together, they have seven children: Ryan, Ebony, Akoli, Jeremiah, Jordan, Hannah and Kendall. She is the previous Dean of the Deliverance School of Ministry and is a professor at University of Phoenix, Strayer University, and Miller-Motte Technical College focusing in Mathematics, Business, Information Technology and Human Resources. She is also the founder of the Teknowlogy Factory, a technology consulting firm. She is a Minister at Waynesboro Deliverance Church in Waynesboro, Georgia and serves on the Prison and Witnessing Team Ministries. They reside in Warner Robins and Grovetown, Georgia."

ATTENTION ALL CHRISTIANS! .Are you confused about who you should vote for this election? .Do you wonder why voting is important? .Do you see hypocrisy in Christian politicians? In this book, Freya Williams will awaken you to the importance of voting and why God should be involved your vote. While we are citizens of the United States of America, foremost, we are citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven and our vote should mirror God's views. God has called us to be stewards over this earth. 2 Corinthians 5:20 says we are ambassadors of Christ. An ambassador is an authorized messenger or representative. As a representative of Jesus Christ, and our vote should be reflective of His ways, not our ways. Jesus is not a Democrat or Republican! You can find Jesus' characteristics in the platforms of both parties. It is important to know the issues and what the candidates stand for, then after all the research, "Pray before you vote."

Can political values and biblical values blend? This is the question Tom Paxton answers in To Pray One Way is to Vote One Way. The survival of the United States depends on its professed Christian majority voting according to the same faith they express on Sunday mornings. While many who claim to be Christian think they are in harmony with God's word, their voting habits show they are ignorant of God's teachings. Those who have a real, authentic, and thriving relationship with God will vote and pray the same way. Using scripture as well as his own personal stories and testimonies, Paxton explores the controversial issues that are dividing our country today and teaches professed Christians how to vote according to the teachings of Jesus that they claim to believe. While America has always been a country where people are free to choose their faith, throughout history, most Americans have chosen Christianity. But if we as Christians pray one way on Sunday but vote another way on Tuesday, what exactly are we taking home from church? A nation cannot be saved if its people are not saved.

"The 2004 elections will be one of the most historic in modern American history. Christian citizens need to know for what and how to pray in regard to this important event. This book is a guide to the major issues, events, and persons to pray for during the election process. It includes actual prayers with Bible verses, an election timeline, basic summary of political events (conventions, electoral college, etc.), and a breakdown of important political races nationwide."

A rapidly growing number of Americans are embracing life outside the bounds of organized religion. Although America has long been viewed as a fervently Christian nation, survey data show that more and more Americans identify as "not religious." American Secularism documents how changes to American society have fueled these shifts in the (non)religious landscape and examines the diverse and dynamic world of secular Americans. Baker and Smith offer a framework for understanding nonreligious belief systems as worldviews in their own right, rather than merely as negations of religion. Drawing on multiple sources of empirical data, this volume explores how people make meaning outside of organized religion, outlines multiple expressions of secular identity, and connects these self-expressions to patterns of family formation, socialization, social class, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. Further, the authors demonstrate how shifts in secularisms reflect changes in the political meanings of religion in American culture. Ultimately, American Secularism offers a more comprehensive sociological understanding of worldviews beyond traditional religion. -- from back cover.