Your Vote Matters
This Tuesday is Election Day in the United States. The midterms of 1982 was the first election I was old enough to participate in. I had turned 18 earlier that year, but considered not voting. As a college student more interested in music and video games , I knew very little about the candidates running for various offices in Minnesota. However, my dad nudged me to go to the polls. After committing my life to Jesus in 1991, I learned Christians have a responsibility to vote. Still, I often skipped the primaries and midterms thinking they weren’t as important as the presidential elections. But voting for governors, congressmen, and judges are just as critical. Bad decisions by bad politicians can have immediate affects such as those who imposed lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic . An excuse some Americans use when skipping an election is “my vote doesn’t matter.” They think their ballot won’t make a difference since politicians often win elections by thousands or even mill...