{"id":2834,"date":"2014-11-03T08:55:29","date_gmt":"2014-11-03T13:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/?p=2834"},"modified":"2016-10-19T09:20:33","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T13:20:33","slug":"vote-with-knowledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/2014\/11\/vote-with-knowledge.html","title":{"rendered":"VOTE with knowledge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The power of the vote is seen when people become informed and vote according to justice, honesty, integrity, and energy, rather than according to a party or sect. We have the ability to discern the spiritual characteristics of candidates and vote for the one who will rise to every occasion with moral courage.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From <em>21st Century Science and Health:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The divine Principle of the First Commandment bases the Science of spiritual being by which we demonstrate health, holiness, and life eternal. One infinite God, good, unites people and nations; constitutes good-will; ends wars; fulfills the Scripture, \u201cLove your neighbor as yourself;\u201d<strong>[1]<\/strong> annihilates false thinking and Christian idolatry\u2014removes whatever is wrong in social, civil, criminal, political, and religious codes; equalizes the sexes; annuls the curse on us, and leaves nothing that can sin, suffer, be punished or destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>[1]<\/strong> Matt. 19:19, 22:39; Mark 12:31, 33; Luke 10:27; Rom. 13:9; Gal. 5:14; James 2:8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The power of the vote is seen when people become informed and vote according to justice, honesty, integrity, and energy, rather than according to a party or sect. 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