| Dear Friends: The midterm elections are just weeks away, and critical issues that Christians care about, especially the sanctity of life, are on the ballot come Tuesday, November 8. As always, turnout will be key. I urge you to make sure your voice is heard. In our democratic republic, you and I are entrusted with a sacred duty to consider carefully who will serve us as our representatives in the halls of Congress and in state legislatures. Depending upon where you live, you’ll also be voting on state ballot initiatives and other local races that will directly impact you and your family. We’re all called to thoughtfully and prayerfully consider how our nation ought to be governed for the good of all. Your vote matters! In 2011, Harold Hopkinson defeated his opponent by a single vote for the village board in the town of Manlius, New York. It turns out one of the voters in the election had submitted an absentee ballot – but died prior to the election. The New York State Supreme Court allowed the ballot. It was Plato who aptly said that “the penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” Or to be even more candid, “Elections belong to the people,” said Abraham Lincoln. “It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.” I believe God has commissioned each of us as Christians to play an active and vibrant role in our culture by being living witnesses of Christ’s love and truth. That includes at the ballot box. Please pray – and please vote! Sincerely,
Jim Daly | 
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