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November 04, 2008
Election 2008 Is Finally Over
While I am disappointed that Obama won today's presidential election, I'm not disappointed that McCain lost. I'm glad that we'll finally be able to turn the page on the Bush years though; maybe now the GOP will finally get back to being conservative, something it hasn't been since the '90s (and recall, unabashed conservatism is why they won in 1994). In any case, I will still pray that Obama would lead our country well, like I would for anyone who is elected President of the United States. Though I may disagree with him on almost every issue, I am not among those who childishly say, "He's not *my* president." Obama is evidently the man that God has ordained to lead the US for the next few years. No leader, good or bad, can be in power for one second longer than Yahweh allows as part of His sovereign plan.
Posted by Jared at November 4, 2008 11:57 PM
Comments
That is an interesting way of putting it. However I don't think 'ordained' is the right word here. A person who is ordained is traditionally given authority in religious matters, not those of state. Of course a fatalist would see everyone in every position ordained to that position. But this fallacy simply discourages dissent / civic protest to the aforementioned position.
Posted by: Adam Lee at December 13, 2008 06:00 PM
Well, 'ordain' has several meanings, including to destine/predestine, to order/command, and to select/appoint. So I think it fits here, in that it is in God's plan for Obama to be our president. Belief in the omnipotence and omniscience of God is not fatalism, though. I believe that God knows what choices we humans will make in various situations, and that He uses that foreknowledge to work out His plan of justice and salvation, to bring Himself glory.
Posted by: Jared at December 14, 2008 02:33 PM