Yes, we have a responsibility to vote! “When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when a wicked man rules, people groan” (Prov. 29:2). Because we do live in a republic where our voice counts (“We the people”), we need to know what is most important according to God’s will and determine the politician that best will uphold it. It’s impossible to say that religion and politics do not mix. Being “salt and light” does not exempt us from the political world. We should influence it. When Christians choose not to vote we open a vacuum to unrighteous legislation that now provides a greater opportunity for evil to thrive and be imposed on the will of the people, including ourselves and future generations. In the Bible, Joseph and Daniel heavily influenced governing leaders and it greatly benefitted God’s people. Likewise, we are called in Galatians 6:10 to “do good to all people.” Why would we want men and women in the office that will introduce and perpetuate unrighteousness in our society? With the blood-bought freedoms we enjoy as a country, thanks to our military heroes, we cannot sit back and refuse to exercise our rights only to further individuals in the office that will not submit to Divine Law or the Constitution.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy, Grains		Desserts, Cakes*	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Flour
1	ts	Baking powder
1/4	ts	Salt
1	c	Butter or margarine; softened
1	c	Sugar
2		Eggs
1	c	Sour cream
1/2	ts	Vanilla
		2-3 ripe bananas; mashed
3	tb	Sugar
1	ts	Cinnamon
1	c	Chopped pecans or walnuts
1 1/2	c	Powdered sugar
3/4	ts	Vanilla
3	tb	Milk
1/4	c	Chopped pecans or walnuts; optional

INSTRUCTIONS

CAKE
NUT MIXTURE
GLAZE
Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour a bundt or 9" tube pan.
Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
Prepare nut mixture: Combine sugar, cinnamon , and nuts in a small bowl.
Set aside.
Cream butter and sugar; beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a
time, beating well after each addition. Stir in sour cream, vanilla, and
bananas. Stir in the flour mixture.
Pour 1/3 of the cake batter into the prepared baking pan. Sprinkle with 3/4
cup of the nut mixture. Spoon remaining batter over the nut mixture, then
sprinkle with remaining nut mixture. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, or
until toothpick inserted in center come out clean. Cool on a rack for 10
minutes, then remove from pan and continue to cool.
For glaze: Mix powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk until smooth, adding more
milk if necessary. Drizzle over cooled coffee cake and garnish with
additional nuts, if desired.
Posted to EAT-L Digest 11 November 96
Date:    Tue, 12 Nov 1996 08:58:27 +0100
From:    Kaye Sykes <Sykes.Kaye@UNIFACE.NL>

A Message from our Provider:

“Prayer: Don’t give God instructions — just report for duty!”

How would you answer a person who says, “You can’t take the Bible literally because it promotes killing homosexuals” (Lev 20:13)? 1. This particular law was only given to ancient Israel under the terms of the Old Covenant. But God is not relating to anyone under the terms of this covenant today. Rather, God is now relating to all men under the terms of the New Covenant (Hebrews 8). Hence, this is not a law which should be implemented today. 2. This passage does not promote killing homosexuals. This is simply false – and it is important to say so. This particular law requires that those who engage in homosexual activity be put to death. Even under the Old Covenant, a person with homosexual inclinations or attractions, who refused to act on them, would NOT be put to death. What is at issue here is homosexual activity – not homosexual attraction. 3. God takes sin very seriously and His holiness and moral perfection require that He deal with it as it deserves. Under the terms of the Old Covenant, homosexual behavior was not unique in meriting the sentence of death. Adultery (Lev. 20:10), blasphemy (Lev. 24:16), murder (Exod. 21:12), striking one’s father or mother (Exod. 21:15), kidnapping (Exod. 21:16), cursing one’s father or mother (Exod. 21:17), and other acts as well, all merited the death sentence under the Old Covenant. Even Sabbath violations received the death sentence (Exod. 31:14). 4. God disapproves of all sexual sin – not just homosexual activity. God disapproves of adultery, fornication, rape, incest, bestiality, as well as homosexual sin. Again, homosexual sin is not unique in being prohibited by God. All sexual sin is prohibited. The Bible allows for sexual activity only within the confines of one man/one woman heterosexual marriage. Any kind of sexual activity outside of this is sin (Michael Gleghorn).

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