Worldviews in Conflict
2024 Presidential Election (published 11-2-2024; article #39)
Introduction
Yes, our differences don't have to divide us. If every person followed the correct worldview, then our minor differences could be resolved fairly easily.
Earlier this week on my original website, Appalachian Irishman, I published a three-part series that focuses on the forthcoming 2024 presidential election. Election Day is three days away. Many have already voted early. This article references that three-part series.
Political divisions are one aspect of opposing worldviews in conflict that divide this so-called United States. A nation divided cannot stand.
The purpose of the three-part series focuses on the correct worldview. The goal is to unite this divided nation by encouraging everyone to stand solidly on and follow the biblical worldview.
Three-Part Series on the 2024 Presidential Election
This section links to the three-part series on my original website. A synopsis is added below each link.
First, last Tuesday, I published “Worldviews in Conflict: 2024 Presidential Election (Part 1): Ground and Aerial Views of the Conflict (published 10-29-2024; article #498),” Appalachian Irishman, by M. Fearghail.
A biblical worldview is when a person follows the Bible properly and guides his or her values, thoughts, decisions, and conduct accordingly. Such a person is not sinless and will make mistakes. He or she, however, will check the compass to stay on or return to the biblical path.
The daily media onslaught about the 2024 presidential election cycle is compared to ground and aerial views of a battlefield. My deceased father enjoyed the ground view. My wife does now. I despite it. The aerial view garners my attention.
A person's worldview determines how he or she votes. The party and candidates that align more closely with a voter's worldview get his or her vote. The root cause of the political polarization in this country is opposing worldviews.
Last Wednesday, I wrote “Worldviews in Conflict: 2024 Presidential Election (Part 2): 2024 Republican versus Democrat Platforms (published 10-30-2024; article #499),” Appalachian Irishman, by M. Fearghail.
The entry contrasts the 2024 Republican Party platform with the 2024 Democrat Party platform. Which platform is more in line with the biblical worldview? The conclusion answers that question.
On Halloween, the final article is “Worldviews in Conflict: 2024 Presidential Election (Part 3): 2024 Trump versus Harris on Key Issues (published 10-31-2024; article #500),” Appalachian Irishman, by M. Fearghail.
Among others, serious issues of mine include the size, redundancy, waste, and competence in the federal government, the national economy, and border security.
As a Christian and a follower of the biblical worldview, key issues are abortion (the killing of an unborn child in the mother's womb) and all efforts (i.e., critical race theory, cancel culture, so-called gender fluidity, and so forth) that contradict my worldview.
On election day next Tuesday, Lord willing, I plan to hold my nose and vote for former President Trump. The reason is clear. The Republican Party and Donald Trump are more in line with the biblical worldview than the other choice.
Both candidates and parties need to tone down the rhetoric and display true statesmanship. I am not fond of Trump, but he is better than the other option.
Conclusion
If this nation and all nations could unite by following correctly the biblical worldview, then there would be unity and peace. A nation divided cannot stand. To be truly united, this nation and every nation need to unite under the biblical worldview. The three-part series concluded with that hope in mind.
Now that I have referenced the three-part series on my original website, it's time for me to settle down and watch some college football. Go Dawgs!