Today, U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker has disregarded my “Yes” vote on Prop 8, along with all the other “Yes” votes given by a majority of the people in California. We’re encouraged by intellectuals and politicians to make a difference by letting the government hear our voices through emails, phone calls, protests, votes, and many other methods. I’ve participated in government through most of the choices, and a few others.
On days like today, I wonder if participation, especially voting, makes much of a difference. I suppose it means something that history will show (perhaps) that Californians voted “Yes” on Prop 8 and that it was a judge who defied the will of the people and claimed that our country’s founding documents say its okay.
It certainly seems that my vote did not matter practically. But I know that God saw my vote and I think it mattered to Him. I think it also matters to Him that I remember now that He sets up and takes down rulers and authorities and gives power to whom He chooses for His own perfect purposes. I don’t need to understand His ways to trust in them. “The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.” ~Proverbs 16:33
“I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.” (1 Tim. 2:12)
I guess we can count on your vote when we put it to the American people to ban women from having any form of power?
You, and others like you, are the reason I despise the power that Organised Religion has. It should have absolutely no say over society as a whole. It disgusts me.
Thank you Melissa. You have a positive outlook on it despite the circumstances.
Religious or not, the fact that the vote of the people was disregarded wether it by 51 percent or 100 percent is an issue. The voting system stands for us getting the chance to choose the best interests for our country. To disregard the voice of the people shows that it ultimately means little in their eyes.
We will continue to submit to our governing authorities, and we will also make known our cause. We will do so in love.
Do not worry about people who misinterpret the scripture and speak hostility towards you. Continue to serve our God and these lost souls.
Well written and I agree Melissa!