It seems that the issue that is driving the election is the wallet. Each candidates promotes their economic policy to the neglect of all others. Taxes, jobs, trade, and healthcare are issues that are driven by monetary concern. Bailouts and Wall Street hit the headlines. Redistribution of wealth, congressional earmarks and costly wardrobes are brought up as attack issues to sway voters away from opponents.
Unlike many who see money as the primary issue, I consider it a secondary issue in much the same way I consider embezzlement secondary to homicide. When the issue of abortion is brought into the picture, monetary issues pale in comparison. For me, where a candidate stands on the issue of abortion is much more important to me than how much money they can put in my wallet. Of course, the ideal would be to have a candidate who can protect the life of the unborn and to keep me out of the poor house at the same time. But, if push comes to shove, I must pull the lever for the unborn child. To cast aside the issue of abortion in favor of economics is to put a price on each life lost to abortion.
As a Christian, my vote should match my faith. The fact that humankind is made in God's image (Genesis 1:27) should be reason enough to vote against abortion. Psalm 139:13-14 speaks of the beauty of the baby not yet born. In contrast, to place to much importance of money leads to wickedness (1 Timothy 6:10). To make the economy the overriding factor in an election is to give it sway over God's creative choice. We are warned that we can not serve God and money (Luke 16:13). Choose life. God did.
