Dobson Rebuked for Breaking His Pledge Before God
| On April 28, 1990 at the Washington D.C. Rally for Life on video and to hundreds of thousands of Christians, Dr. Dobson stated, “I want to give a pledge to you on a political level… I have determined that for the rest of my life, however long God lets me live on this earth, I will never cast one vote for any man or woman who would kill one innocent baby.” |
But now he’s planning to vote for McCain-Palin. Despite the fact McCain fails the above test.
Maybe a pledge “on a political level” is different that a pledge on a Christian’s level.
Whatever the case, here are a few sentences from a letter supposedly under the Focus on the Family letterhead:
| As Mr. Enyart stated, it is true that Dr. Dobson has said on previous occasions that he would never cast a vote for any politician who supports abortion. Recently, however, there have been times that he felt he was faced with the necessity of making a difficult but inescapable choice between two or more major candidates.
[…] Please know that Dr. Dobson didn’t arrive at this decision without giving it much thought and consideration. Rightly or wrongly, he chose to compromise his own standard, which he rarely does, in order to protect everything that matters most. Although Dr. Dobson realizes this decision carries with it the potential for criticism and disagreement, he believes God has led him in this direction. |
Oh my!
Surely that doesn’t mean that he did arrive at his previous Nope-Won’t-Vote-For-Him decision without much thought and consideration. 😯
And he’s going to vote for McCain after all (never isn’t as long a time span as it used to be) to protect everything that matters most. So killing a baby here and there is in a different category? 😯
Dr. Dobson, a bit of unsolicited advice: Leave politics to the politicians.
And an observation: You don’t have to choose between two candidates — don’t vote at all.
Now, regarding pledges and vows and promises and commitments and oaths, the Bible:
| “Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay” (Ecclesiastes 5:5).
“But above all things, my brethren…let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation” (James 5:12). |
So…what should Dr. Dobson do?
(And “rightly or wrongly”?!? Wow!)