Evangelist Urges Christians to 'Vote for Jesus,' Not Obama or Romney
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By Stoyan Zaimov ,
Christian Post Reporter
May 14, 2012|11:58 am
Bill Keller, an Internet evangelist who runs LivePrayer.com, has launched a new campaign urging Americans to vote for Jesus instead of Mitt Romney or President Barack Obama in November's general election. The minister says the idea for the initiative came directly from God.
Keller, who in the past has compared the choice between Romney and Obama as "flipping a coin where Satan is on both sides," explained in an exclusive interview with The Christian Post on Friday that Christians can play a big part in the future of America by making a statement vote by writing in "Jesus" on their ballots, instead of choosing "the lesser of two evils.""This is a way for Christians once and for all to stand up and make their voice heard. We saw in North Carolina last week – Christians came together as one and took a stand against gay marriage, winning by 20 percent," Keller said, referencing the state's vote last week that resulted in the passage of an amendment protecting the traditional definition of marriage as between one man and one woman.
"This is not about politics, it is about THE ETERNAL SOULS OF MEN! A true Christian will NEVER put politics above souls, so please watch for any so-called Christian leader who endorses and supports either President Obama or Mitt Romney, since they are nothing but 'hirelings' and NOT true men or women of God since they obviously don't care about souls!" Keller expressed in a written statement on the Vote for Jesus website.
Both President Obama and Romney are confessing Christians, while the former Massachusetts governor belongs to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, otherwise known as the Mormon church.
"How can anyone who claims to be a follower of Christ vote for our current president who in every word and deed has proven to be a true enemy of God on every major spiritual issue of the day?" asked Keller in a previous interview with CP.
As for Romney, the evangelist says the Mormon church will lead millions of souls into hell. "The Bible clearly teaches Mormon doctrine is 100 percent inconsistent with biblical Christianity and those who buy into what Paul calls 'another Gospel,' will die and their soul be lost for all eternity," Keller said at the time.
So how should Christians vote come Nov. 6?
"My response to that in the past has been to find a third-party candidate, but we all know that such a candidate has no chance of actually winning the election," Keller said. "It's simple – it will never happen with our two-party system. So, I was praying about that three or four weeks ago, and said 'God, there has to be an answer.' And God replied, 'Listen – say no to Satan for Obama; say no to Satan for Romney; vote for Jesus.'
"So what we are doing is we are launching a campaign for Christians when they are going to the polls in November to write in the name of Jesus. Obviously, Jesus will never get elected, but if we can get a million people writing in the name 'Jesus', it is not only going to impact the election, it is going to make a statement that Christians aren't going to just take whoever they are offered anymore.
"On our website, Voting for Jesus, people can actually go on and make it known that come election time, they are going to go to the polls and vote for Jesus."
The evangelist again insisted that Christians should not be forced to simply choose the "lesser of two evils" between Obama and Romney.
"The lesser of two evils is still evil," Keller reminded. "Especially now with Obama coming out and fully endorsing gay marriage. And then you have Romney, who is a cult member, whose cult is going to ramp up its efforts and probably win over a million people, for Christians which means a million people are going to hell."
The evangelist shared that he firmly believes that even if a small percentage of voters choose Jesus in the upcoming election, they will make a powerful statement.
"Last election, there were 130 million people who voted – if we can get even 5 percent of the people voting for Jesus, that's going to make one heck of a statement that this country still is a Christian nation, there are still millions of people who are not going to give into Satan's choices, and they are going to make a stand for the Christian faith."
Internet Evangelist Says 200,000 Promise to Write in Jesus for President
Political Science Expert Dismisses Use of Demonizing Rhetoric
By Alex Murashko ,
Christian Post Reporter
July 10, 2012|8:47 am
An Internet evangelist who is advocating that Christians vote for Jesus as a write-in candidate says he has more than 200,000 people who have committed to do so. However, a political science expert believes the evangelist's demonizing rhetoric about both candidates is not Christ-like.
Bill Keller, who runs LivePrayer.com and offers a daily devotional read by more than 2.4 million subscribers, said Christians face a difficult dilemma this November."It is literally Satan flipping a two-headed coin with his head on both sides. How can a Christian in good conscience vote for President Obama, who has proven to be the most pro-baby killing, pro-radical homosexual, pro-enemy of Israel President in our nation's history," Keller stated in a "Vote for Jesus" campaign update.
"On the other hand, how can a Christian in good conscience vote for Mitt Romney, a 5th generation member and priest of the Satanic Mormon cult," he added. "His Presidency would give his cult the mainstream acceptance they have always wanted since being founded 200 years ago by a documented con-artist, racist, pedophile, polygamist, and murderer named Joseph Smith."
Amy Black, an associate professor of political science at Wheaton College and author of the newly released book, Honoring God in Red or Blue: Approaching Politics with Humility, Grace, and Reason, said she doesn't agree with Keller's categorization of the election.
"I don't view our choice in November as 'literally Satan flipping a two-headed coin with his head on both sides,'" she told The Christian Post on Monday. "Christians should carefully weigh their choices and evaluate both candidates. Some may decide in conscience that they cannot support either one. But using such demonizing rhetoric does little to encourage God-honoring politics."
Black believes Christians need to do a better job of honoring God in their political activism. One of the reasons she wrote the book was because of her concern about the tone of contemporary politics.
"There's so much attack, so much exaggeration and distortions, sometimes even done in the name of Christ. I want to call Christians to a different approach," she said during a recent interview with CP about her book. "I want to encourage them to be humble instead of arrogant, and to show that we can disagree and still be gracious. In other words, I want us to be humble and thoughtful witnesses for Christ."
When asked for her opinion about the proclamation made by some Christians that a political compromise is the same as compromising their principles, Black answered:
"I agree that we need to be very careful about compromising principles. And I don't want anyone to think that I'm telling them to compromise their principles. However, politics is ultimately about compromise in the sense that it is about coming together, searching for a solution with different individuals with different interests seeking a way forward. Everyone comes with their ideals and no one usually leaves 100 percent pleased. But through compromise and bargaining, people can find a way that moves in a positive direction even if it doesn't reach the end goal."
She added that Christians saying, "'I cannot work with you, I cannot compromise with you, I'm not willing to be at the table,' makes it harder to get anything accomplished."
"So if we want to work through government (and it may not be wise to work through the government on every issue), that process is about bargaining, that process is about compromise, and that's the only way it really works."
In a YouTube video, Keller says his answer to the election is to have Christians write in the name of Jesus for president. He believes that this is "a real opportunity for Christians to take a stand for their faith, say no to Satan's two choices for President by voting for Jesus, and make a statement to the nation that the problems in this nation aren't political, they are spiritual, and the only answer is to turn back to Jesus and Biblical Truth."
