5 Non-negotiable Issues in the 2006 Election

In recent election cycles Catholic Answers has come out with a voting guide that lists the most important issues to be looked at when a Catholic, or any Christian for that matter, wants to truly vote in a way that he or she is truly & faithfully following Jesus' teachings. The guide lists what they call the 5 Non-negotiable issues. These issues are 1. Abortion, 2. Euthenasia, 3. Embryonic stem-cell research, 4. Human cloning, & 5. Homosexual "Marriage". As the guide says about the issues, they are "intrinsically evil & must never be promoted by the law."

The Catholic edition of the guide looks at it from the standpoint of the Catholic Church's teachings on these issues while the Christian edition looks at it from the Biblical viewpoint. (Note: The Catholic teachings it references are based on the Biblical viewpoints mentioned in the Christian edition for any of you who may be wondering.)

The guides go on to look at how to evaluate the candidates. It also looks at what to do when neither candidate is ideal. It says that in that case "we are to chose the best option, the one that promotes the greatest good and entails the least evil."

The election is only a little over a month away. It is important that we chose the right men & women to represent us. With prayer & careful study we can fulfill our moral obligation to be good citizens.

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