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Title: Catholic bishop: Voting for Obama jeopardizes the ‘eternal salvation of your own soul’ (You Have Been Warned)
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Published: Sep 28, 2012
Author: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/09/27/ca
Post Date: 2012-09-28 10:18:41 by tom007
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Catholic bishop: Voting for Obama jeopardizes the ‘eternal salvation of your own soul’ By David Edwards Thursday, September 27, 2012 10:48 EDT Print Bishop Thomas John Paprocki Topics: democratic party ♦ Obama ♦ President Barack Obama A Catholic bishop from Springfield, Illinois is warning that the stakes for the 2012 election are even higher than most people think because voting for President Barack Obama could damn “you own soul” to hell. In a column and video posted by the official newspaper of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois and obtained by Right Wing Watch on Wednesday, Bishop Thomas John Paprocki called out the Democratic Party for temporarily removing God from their platform, supporting abortion and recognizing that “gay rights are human rights.” “There are many positive and beneficial planks in the Democratic Party Platform, but I am pointing out those that explicitly endorse intrinsic evils,” the bishop explained. “My job is not to tell you for whom you should vote. But I do have a duty to speak out on moral issues. I would be abdicating this duty if I remained silent out of fear of sounding ‘political’ and didn’t say anything about the morality of these issues. People of faith object to these platform positions that promote serious sins.” “So what about the Republicans? I have read the Republican Party Platform and there is nothing in it that supports or promotes an intrinsic evil or a serious sin,” Paprocki added. “One might argue for different methods in the platform to address the needs of the poor, to feed the hungry and to solve the challenges of immigration, but these are prudential judgments about the most effective means of achieving morally desirable ends, not intrinsic evils.” “Again, I am not telling you which party or which candidates to vote for or against,” he concluded, “but I am saying that you need to think and pray very carefully about your vote, because a vote for a candidate who promotes actions or behaviors that are intrinsically evil and gravely sinful makes you morally complicit and places the eternal salvation of your own soul in serious jeopardy.” Watch this video from the Catholic Times, broadcast Sept. 23, 2012. Think and pray about your vote in upcoming election from Diocese of Springfield in IL on Vimeo.
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voting for Mormon Romney is Betraying Jesus Christ Jesus Christ loves you. He died a sacrificial death on the cross to forgive your sins. Would you vote for someone who misleads people about Jesus? As you learn what Mormons believe, you will see Mormons are not Christians. Voting for Mormon Mitt Romney is betraying Jesus Christ our Savior because Romney is not a Christian and opposes Jesus Christ. Do you also know that God warns Americans will be harmed for voting for a Mormon or a non-Christian (2 Chronicles 19:2, Psalm 1)? Look at this Christian versus Mormon analysis: Five Mormon Cult Errors 1) Mormons Deny God Jesus Christ is the second Person of the Godhead. Mormons teach Jesus Christ is the spirit brother of Lucifer, a created being. The Holy Bible is the inerrant Word of God. Mormons use non-Biblical books. God alone is God. Mormons teach men become Gods and God was once a man. 2) Mormons Preach a Different Gospel Paul, the apostle, warns, “But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached, let him be accursed” (Galatians 1:9). The book of Mormon was given by an angel. 3) Mormons Hide the Cross The Holy Bible says, “The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing” (1 Corinthians 1:18). Mormons do not display the cross in their buildings. 4) Mormons Have Occult Practice Christians trust in Jesus Christ to protect them, and God’s Word gives Christians power over sin. Mormons think “magic” underwear with markings helps them. 5) Mormons are Anti-Christian Jesus Christ said, whoever believes in Him will be saved (John 3:16). Mormons deny the real Jesus Christ. They are exclusive and teach that Christians are apostate. If you have believed errors about God, will you repent today? God is just a prayer away. You can draw near to Him now. God Warns non-Christians Romney and Obama Harm Americans 1) God’s Judgment On the Economy and Freedom God wants to bless Americans, so He commands all nations to obey Him (Mark 12:30, Matthew 28:19-20). Do you know that disobeying God brings His judgment? Sin has caused the USA to have economic decline and God’s freedoms taken away (Deuteronomy 28, Leviticus 26). God warns, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Therefore the wrath of the LORD is upon you” (2 Chronicles 19:2). Jesus tells us “by their fruit you will know them” (Matthew 7). Both Romney and Obama have practiced sin against God by their views opposing Jesus Christ and God’s Word. They have promoted abortion and sexual sin. God tells us, “Blessed is the man who sits not in the counsel of the ungodly [non-Christians]…” (Psalm 1). 2) Non-Christians Don’t Have Christian Love for Americans Only a Christian has the Holy Spirit. It is the Holy Spirit in Christians that loves Americans as Jesus loved us. A Mormon, Buddhist, Muslim and other non-Christians don’t have the Holy Spirit and can’t have Christian love for Americans. We have seen that non-Christian Barack Obama doesn’t have God’s love for Americans, or does Obama want God’s unalienable rights for Christian life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Obama betrayed the USA, seeks to remove freedoms and squandered $6-plus Trillion that harms Americans, from the elderly to the youth. 3) Families Brought Away from Jesus God commands us to train our children in Him. This is why our Founding Fathers put the Holy Bible and Christian prayer in public schools for 355 years. George Washington said, “You do well to wish to learn… above all, the religion of Jesus Christ… Congress will do everything they can to assist you in this wise intention…” God says, “…bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4). If a Mormon or Obama wants to believe things contrary to God’s Word, God let’s them, but they shouldn’t deceive others and say they are Christians. God’s Answer: Will You Vote for the Most God-fearing Person? Do you want God’s blessing for yourself and our nation? Both God and our Founding Fathers call us to vote for the most God-fearing people (Exodus 18:21, 2 Samuel 23:3). God promises to heal our economy and nation if we turn from our wicked ways (2 Chronicles 7:13-14). God loves you. The USA is being judged for our sins of foreign gods, taking God out of government, schools and courts, 53-plus million abortions, and sexual and homosexual sin. God calls each American to turn to Him. Will you vote for the most God-fearing people and bring God’s blessing to the USA? Affirm: The USA’s Covenant with God We see that God shed His grace on America. This is because our Founding Fathers covenanted our nation to God. Starting in 1607 the Jamestown Settlers prayed in covenant, “We do hereby covenant this land (America) and ourselves… to raise up Godly generations after us… may those who come here to inhabit join us in this Covenant…” The Pilgrims and others joined in. The first act in Congress by George Washington, John Adams, John Jay and our Founding Fathers was to pray in Jesus’ name and read the Holy Bible. Abraham Lincoln said, “… it is the duty of nations as well as of men, to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God… to recognize the sublime truth, announced in the Holy Scriptures and proven by all history, that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord…” (Psalm 33:12). Will you affirm: The USA’s Covenant with God? Pray: Father, You, the Lord, are the God of the USA and Americans are Your people. Jesus is our King. We obey what You say in the Holy Bible. We love You with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. (Psalm 33:12, Mark 12:30) We love one another as Jesus loved us. (John 13:34) In Jesus’ name. Amen. (2 Chronicles 15) Friend, are your sins forgiven by Jesus’ blood? Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. Will you call on Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior? Pray: Father, I believe in my heart that You raised Jesus Christ from the dead. I confess with my lips that Jesus Christ is Lord. Jesus’ blood forgives my sin. I ask You for the Holy Spirit and to help me understand the Holy Bible as I daily read Your Word. In Jesus’ name. Amen. (Romans 10:9-10)
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