{"id":29032,"date":"2016-08-15T18:00:55","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T22:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=29032"},"modified":"2016-08-15T18:00:55","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T22:00:55","slug":"a-very-good-picture-of-where-we-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=29032","title":{"rendered":"A Very Good Picture Of Where We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Canada Free Press<\/a> posted an article yesterday about the American presidential election. It is always interesting to get a perspective on American elections from the press in other countries. The Canada<\/a> Free press tends to be very conservative and very much a supporter of liberty and freedom in the United States<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This is the heart of the article:<\/p>\n

Is \u201cchoosing neither of two evils<\/a>\u201d always the right choice? Is it always the wise choice? Is it always the moral choice? What if, God forbid, something like this happened: Let\u2019s say that devout Muslims<\/a> capture you and your family, hold a gun to your head and say, \u201cYou have one of two choices: We will either behead your children, or, alternatively, we will cut off your foot, patch you up and send you hobbling along your way. Choose one. If you refuse to choose, we will choose for you.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

…Imagine our two families are miles from land in a sinking boat,\u201d writes<\/a> pastor John Barber (no relation) at The Aquila Report. \u201cSuddenly, out of the mist, come two boats<\/a> to save us. One is captained by an adulterer<\/a>; the other is captained by a thief. Which boat will you get into? You say, \u2018Neither one. I\u2019m waiting for the evangelical boat which is captained by a devout Christian<\/a> who will end abortion.\u2019 I say, \u2018You\u2019re kidding, right?\u2019 You reply, \u2018Both these guys are reprobates and I\u2019m not going to choose between two evils.\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

To expand on pastor Barber\u2019s analogy, let\u2019s say that the boat with the thief is worse than first thought. As it approaches we immediately discover that it\u2019s crawling with pirates and that if we come onboard, our doom is assured. This certainly limits our options, doesn\u2019t it? What now? Does getting on board with the adulterer mean we support adultery, or does it simply mean that, despite his moral failings, we believe he\u2019s better equipped to get us to safety?<\/strong><\/p>\n

…”But there\u2019s a third choice!\u201d you say.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sure, there may be a few pieces of driftwood floating about that represent options three, four or five, but we all know that a piece of driftwood has little chance of saving our families \u2013 especially with hungry sharks circling. You may choose a piece of driftwood out of principle, but are you willing to stake the lives of your family on what you perceive as the principled stand?<\/strong><\/p>\n

These are perilous times, and we\u2019ve got difficult choices to make. When we\u2019re sinking, sometimes God sends us a boat with a reprobate at the helm. He has a history of doing quite a lot with reprobates.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Will He this time?<\/strong><\/p>\n

God only knows.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pray hard.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And then pick your boat.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For me, this article totally sums up November 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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