WHO DO YOU TRUST? The Judge or the Professor? The Male or the Female?

Judge Brett Kavanaugh, U.S. Supreme Court nominee, never thought that news of a drunken sexually motivated escapade at the age of seventeen would resurface to jeopardize his reputation, his family and his career, or he would never have agreed to the nomination. He vehemently denies the event. What option does he have in the wake of '#MeToo?' Does that sound like I believe his adamant denial is untrue? Hmmmmm! Understand my approach here. Before '#MeToo' it could be assumed that the majority of now prominent males had trifled with a girl's virginity as well as their own. In their adult lives this became a forgotten dalliance. Before '#MeToo' Kavanaugh when confronted with the memory, could have answered an allegation with, "Yes, I acted stupidly when I was a teenager but I grew up and so did my values and morality, and I regret my behaviour then." Today an aspirant for Supreme Court cannot make that admission without losing everything. So could Judge Kavanaugh be telling the truth?

CHRISTIANS DON’T HAVE TO VOTE FOR CHRISTIAN CANDIDATES

 Last night, August 6th, 2015, I watched a portion of the first debate between declared Republican candidates for the Presidency of the United States of American. Republicans should be embarrassed by the performance and the opinions of some of the candidates, fortified by others. Republicans must have realized last night that the election will be an arduous challenge. Conservatism on all issues was unmistakable. So was the Christian orientation evident with more candidates than I had expected. But here is where the electorate must be judicious. Voters must be discerning. That a candidate is a professing Christian does not mean that he should receive your vote. It is a mistake to weight shared faith beliefs so heavily that your vote goes to the professing Christian almost by default. Some of the largest wingnuts are religious people. Neither conservatism nor Christian profession cannot routinely be associated with brilliance, perspicacity, or common sense. Consider Fox News, some of whose news journalists are the maddest group of people on television. Vote by listening to candidates speaking directly to the pressing issues of the day. Vote on the basis of openly declared party positions on all that matters to you and your country.

In Canada we face a Federal election this year after the longest campaign in our history. I have a sense that most Christians feel it obligatory to vote Conservative because after all, aren't Christians, people with conservative convictions? Listen prudently to what the Liberals, the New Democrats, the Green Party and the Conservatives are saying. Watch to learn which candidates are most believable, trustworthy, inspiring, unselfish, honourable. Be wise. Vote for the best candidate.