Sunday, October 23, 2011

October 5, 2009--Generation Joshua

I've just finished signing up my two oldest children to volunteer with a Student Action Team for Generation Joshua. They are recruiting three to four hundred homeschoolers ages 11-19 who will go and campaign for pro-family candidates right before the elections. My kids will be going with my mom and three of my siblings to Virginia to distribute literature and make phone calls in the last five days before election. All of their expenses are provided for--I only needed to pay the $25 per child to register them with Generation Joshua.

I think this is going to be a great opportunity for my kids to get involved in politics and learn the importance of voting in pro-family candidates. In our country, we have such a great responsibility to elect our own leaders, and the next generation needs to understand their role in it. Too many Christians have minimized this responsibility and either don't vote, or are compromising by voting for candidates that stand for ungodly principles. Some even teach that Christians shouldn't get involved in politics. It's not only good for Christians to get involved, it's our duty! We live in an unique culture and we govern ourselves. If we vote for ungodly politicians or neglect to vote at all, we are not governing our own country like we should. We are failing our children and our grandchildren. It's time to take that responsibility seriously and get involved.

If anyone else is interested in Generation Joshua, go to GenerationJoshua.org.

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