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Duties of Christian Citizenship Duties of Christian Citizenship Americans are blessed to have, as Abraham Lincoln put it: “government of the people, by the people, and for the people” – So it is our duty to register to

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Page 1: Duties of Christian Citizenship Americans are blessed to have, as Abraham Lincoln put it: “government of the people, by the people, and for the people”

Duties of Christian CitizenshipDuties of Christian Citizenship

Americans are blessed to have, as Abraham Lincoln

put it: “government of the people, by

the people, and for the people” – So it

is our duty to register to vote and

vote our values!

Page 2: Duties of Christian Citizenship Americans are blessed to have, as Abraham Lincoln put it: “government of the people, by the people, and for the people”

Duties of Christian CitizenshipDuties of Christian Citizenship

“Providence has given to our people the

choice of their rulers, and it is the duty, as well as the privilege and interest of our Christian nation to select and prefer

Christians for their rulers.”

Founder John Jay First Chief Justice of the

Supreme Court

Page 3: Duties of Christian Citizenship Americans are blessed to have, as Abraham Lincoln put it: “government of the people, by the people, and for the people”

Duties of Christian CitizenshipDuties of Christian Citizenship

“I think it is a disgrace that half the Christians in America aren't even registered to vote, and of those who are, only half go

to the polls.”

Dr. James Dobson, Founder Focus on the Family

Page 4: Duties of Christian Citizenship Americans are blessed to have, as Abraham Lincoln put it: “government of the people, by the people, and for the people”

Duties of Christian CitizenshipDuties of Christian Citizenship

“Our first civic duty is to vote. If you don’t

vote, you are abandoning the biblical

obligation to be a responsible citizen.”

Chuck Colson, Founder Prison Fellowship

Page 5: Duties of Christian Citizenship Americans are blessed to have, as Abraham Lincoln put it: “government of the people, by the people, and for the people”

Duties of Christian CitizenshipDuties of Christian Citizenship

“The moral issues with public policy implications being

debated today are far too important for

Christians to ignore, especially at election

time. Do your homework on the

candidates and vote your values.”

Tony Perkins, PresidentFamily Research Council

Page 6: Duties of Christian Citizenship Americans are blessed to have, as Abraham Lincoln put it: “government of the people, by the people, and for the people”

Duties of Christian CitizenshipDuties of Christian Citizenship

“I encourage people to vote for the candidate at

every level who best represents their values and convictions, and

then to pray for those in authority over us as

required in Scripture.”

Franklin Graham, Founder Samaritan’s Purse

Page 7: Duties of Christian Citizenship Americans are blessed to have, as Abraham Lincoln put it: “government of the people, by the people, and for the people”

Duties of Christian CitizenshipDuties of Christian Citizenship

“Let each citizen remember at the

moment he is offering his vote… that he is executing one of the

most solemn trusts in human society for

which he is accountable to God and his country.”

Founder Samuel Adams Signer of the Declaration