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Dear Friends of The John Ankerberg Show,

For those of you in the United States, Election Day 2006 is fast
approaching.  What is a Christian's responsibility to government and the
election process? The John Ankerberg Show is doing an online rebroadcast
from 2004 that examines how Christians should choose leaders and some of the
top issues from the 2004 campaign that continue into this election as well
as the principles behind those issues.

While these broadcasts speak specifically regarding President Bush and John
Kerry, many of the 2006 candidates are similarly polarized on the issues
discussed in these programs.

To watch these programs, visit our website at http://www.johnankerberg.org.

We also found the following article by Frank Wright, President/CEO of
National Religious Broadcasters, to be helpful in clarifying a godly
approach to the election next week.

We pray you find these resources helpful during the final days before the
election.

In Him,
The John Ankerberg Show Staff
http://www.johnankerberg.org


The following article appeared in NRB's Washington Next Week:
http://content.nrb.org/WashingtonNextWeek/vol1_iss6.htm

Executive Summary
Frank Wright, Ph.D., President/CEO
October 27, 2006   Vol. I, Iss. 6

I spent part of Wednesday on Capitol Hill, meeting with our Government
Relations Director Bob Powers and a number of other interesting people. With
so much focus on Members of Congress right now, we tend to forget that Hill
staffers are really the pivotal players in the legislative branch. People
like Barbara Ledeen, who is highlighted in this week’s exclusive Profile of
Power, are the ones who get things done.

Most of Capitol Hill seems to be on edge right now. Of course, the election
surfaced in each discussion that I had on Wednesday. Everyone is
speculating, few have any real answers, and the polls change daily. The
Republican Party, put on the defensive for the first time in more than a
decade, is running ads that focus on the character – or lack of character –
of those seeking political office. The Democratic Party, meanwhile, is
claiming the moral high ground for its candidates and message.

So, whom do you trust? Who is right? It is certainly a time for prayer.
While NRB does not endorse any particular candidate or political party, I do
know that if Congress changes hands, it will be more difficult for NRB to
protect religious broadcasters than it has ever been. We will see hate
crimes legislation pushed in both chambers of Congress, and threats to free
religious expression will increase. Efforts to define marriage between a man
and a woman will stall, and legal protection for civil unions will come to
the fore because no lawmaker wants to be labeled “intolerant” in today’s
society.

Yet, the message of the Gospel is not a message of tolerance. It is a
message of love, hope, grace and forgiveness, by a God who does not
“tolerate” sin on any level in any of us.

What then, exactly, is our responsibility in the midst of such political
uncertainty? First, I believe that every American citizen has a
responsibility to vote. The blood of our forebears was spilled to guarantee
this right to us. Countless millions around the world would give anything to
possess a right that we take for granted.

Second, we must pray. Pray for your elected officials. Pray for those
running in your local and state election. Pray for everyone on the ballot,
not just for the individual you favor.

Finally, remember your priorities. First and foremost, you are a child of
the King. To whom do we owe our utmost allegiance? It is to God. When Jesus
was asked, “What is the greatest commandment?” (Mt. 22:35-40) He replied:
“‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul,
and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the
second is like it: ‘you shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two
commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”

Focus on those words. Love and seek God with all your heart, soul, and mind.
Love your neighbor. And as you labor on behalf of the Gospel, I encourage
you to also spend this next week praying and interceding, not just for our
nation, but for your community, church, family, friends, and neighbors.






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