Bold and Blunt

One of the questions that persists among Christians is whether or not they should run for political office. And to that -- a resounding yes. The reason America is in such a moral decay with a political world that's overburdening the average citizen is that Christians have been far too silent on matters of governance. Meg Weinberger is seeking a Florida state seat -- and has an interesting story about what led her to run for office. More men and women of faith could take a page from her story and do similarly. It would help save the nation from Marxists.

It's not hyperbole to say this November's election is probably one of the most important presidential contests in recent decades, with not just the fate of America in the balance, but also, the future of liberty and peace around the world. U.S.-Israel relations have hit horrible lows under this current Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration, and enemies of the West have taken notice. Frankly, if Harris wins, expect attacks on Israel to grow to the point where an all-out global assault on Western values and governments will occur. If Donald Trump wins? The opposite. Peace, as seen under his first administration, will prevail. Elliott Abrams, former Ronald Reagan administration official, discusses the importance of the election and the need for Jews to recapture their heritage, and why it all matters in America.

This November election is about way more than just Republican versus Democrat. It's about the state of freedom in America, and the fate of peace over chaos around the world. The differences between the two candidates couldn't be more clear-cut, and it's incumbent on voters to move past their personal dislikes and cast ballots with clear eyes. Donald Trump is the guy who can calm the foreign policy fires; Kamala Harris is the candidate who will only stoke flames further. Victoria Coates, former deputy national security advisor to Trump, has a new book, "Battle for the Jewish State," that makes the layman's case that peace in Israel is crucially tied to Americans' fate. Vote wisely; the world's future depends on it.

Democrats don't like the idea of self-governance, and they certainly don't like the notion of God-given rights and liberties. Why not? It cuts into their power. So what Democrats do in order to destroy American Exceptionalism and the concept of individualism and God-given rights is they divide the nation into tiny segments of easily controlled special interest groups. Then they pit those smaller groups against each other to cause little angry wars. Then they swoop in and pretend like they're the ones who can calm the wars and bring peace to society. Race-based politics and race-baiting political enemies are Democrats' favorite tools. A.J. Rice, author of "The White Privilege Album," talks about the Dems' favorite divide-and-conquer games, and tells how civil America can prevail against these petty political strategies.

If you take a look at the lay of America's political landscape, it's difficult to see why Democrats are so vicious, so divisive, so angry. But then if you look at the high numbers of atheists and secularists and "nones" who call the Democrat Party their political home, it all starts to make sense. New research from George Barna shows there is indeed a direct link between a worldview that's devoid of God, and mental illness. America doesn't just need citizens to believe in God to keep the government moral and to keep society free. America needs citizens to believe in God so there aren't so many mentally ill people roaming the streets, starting trouble and engaging in violence. Jesus is the peacekeeper, after all.

Democrats do love their race cards. That's because they really don't have principles and platforms upon which to stand -- at least, they don't have the principles and platforms that resonate with the American people. So they have to disguise their true intents by distracting from their true intents. Democrats figure if they can drive emotions high enough and spark anger and fuel fury, and point the source of America's problems at Donald Trump, then their candidate, Kamala Harris, will win this November. What drives emotions and sparks fury better than racism? Thus: this is how Democrats campaign. Albin Sadar just penned a piece called "Beware the party of 'acceptable racism.'" He discusses why Democrats do so love to accuse of racism.

All things through Christ -- and that applies to the fight to restore the American Dream, as well. America may be facing attacks from communists and socialists and collectivists and secularists who want to turn this nation's government and culture into something it's not -- who want to rebuild the country by ripping out its very roots. But the demise of America isn't set in stone. It's not a done deal. As Tim Goeglein with Focus on the Family says -- the 1960s may have ushered in a time of cultural upheaval and moral degradation. But a nation rooted on godly principles can recover and emerge in unity. This is the fight before us, he says.

If America is to keep intact its God-given rights and liberties, then America must keep God at the helm -- it's just common sense. Remove God from "God-given" and there's a void. What happens is government steps in and takes over God's domain. Government becomes a sort of god to the people. God-given morphs into Government-given. And what government gives -- government can take. This is the root of all that ails in America right now. Rob Pacienza, faith leader and public speaker, has much to say about the need to keep God at the helm of society.

America's divided, that's true. But it doesn't have to be that way. If Americans would return to the time when political opposition didn't bring out the daggers and knives, and instead, could solve differences with courteous rhetoric -- well, then, half of the divisions in this nation would go by the wayside. But with a most contested presidential election on the horizon -- and coming as it does on the heels of an attempted assassination on a former U.S. president -- the chances of cooler heads prevailing is slim to none. Dr. Warren Farrell has some ideas on getting along with others, though. And it's well worth the while to listen and heed his advice.

The endless war that seems to be taking shape between Ukraine and Russia is born of the Democrat Party. And isn't that interesting because it's always the Republican Party that's called the party of war-mongers? If Kamala Harris is elected president, count on more tax dollars being spent in Ukraine. If Donald Trump is elected president, count on the war coming to a speedy end. The question, in the meanwhile, persists: What is America's real interest in this war? Shea Bradley-Farrell, president of Counterpoint Institute, sheds some light.