History was made today. The FIRST Christian Voter Conference ever in South Dakota took place in Sioux Falls today.
The event was moderated by Gordon Howie, State Senator and CEO of the event sponsor, BigHorn Canyon LLC. Attendees heard from Speakers like Governor Mike Huckabee, Gary Bauer, Michelle Bachman, Representative Mike Pence, and other popular National leaders. The conference was also treated to presentations from Rep. Manny Steele and candidates Steve Hickey, Lora Hubbel and Steve Sibson. SD Family Policy Council President Chris Hupke unveiled the SDFPC Voter Guide. Tammy Fenner, the newest member in the BigHorn team was on the job to welcome people to the event.
We were inspired and energized throughout the day.
The West River Christian Voter Conference will be Monday, October 18th.
Conference time is 9:00 am to 3:30 pm at the Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn in Rapid City. The public is invited. It is an event that will challenge and inspire.
Hope to see you there!
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I am impressed, I must say. Very seldom do I discovered a blog that is both educational and entertaining, and let me tell you, you have hit the nail on the head. Your article is outstanding; the matter is something that not enough people are speaking intelligently about. I am really happy that I stumbled across this in my search for something relating to it.
Anyone who missed the conference doesn’t have to miss the speakers. You can go on line at http://www.valuesvotersummit.org/2010archive and listen to these speakers give their presentations. To say they are inspirational is an understatement.
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The event was so encouraging and uplifting! I was so blessed to be a part of it!
Thank you for doing these! I hope we see these across the state in every election in years to come–primaries as well as general elections. In fact, the primaries may be MORE important than the general.
So, if you guys love “Christian voters,” then why are you opposed to legalized medicinal marijuana and the anti-smoking bill? The vast majority of S.D. voters are Christians, and they appear to posied to legalize medicinal marijuana in a close vote, and to pass the anti-smoking bill by a large majority. Do you distinguish between different types of “Christian voters?”
“Legalized medicinal marijuana” is a sham. It’s a backdoor approach to legalizing marijuana period. Hide your intent behind compassion for the patients as you will but you know that is true. Let’s put another opiate out there for all to use. If ya keep ’em high they wont see or care about your schemes to control every aspect of life. Let the customers of a restaurant decide if they will patronize an establishment that permits smoking not the government. You libs really are control freaks!!! Shall we ask the government if we can go to church too?
For the record Ed, I consider myself a moderate Independent, although I’m sure I qualify as a “liberal” using your personal barometer. I’m on the bubble as far as medicinal marijuana goes, but it’s hard to argue that alcohol for example doesn’t wreak havoc on society and it’s been legal for quite some time now. And there is plenty of evidence suggesting red wine is quite healthy for a person, when consumed in moderation. So, like alcohol I don’t think medicinal marijuana is a black and white issue. I have read some convincing studies indicating marijuna does possess medicinal qualities for certain chronic conditions and diseases.
In addition to agreeing with everything Ed said, God also tells us to be sober minded, to avoid being intoxicated. It’s a little hard to do that when you’re high from marijuana.
Additionally, there are the increased physical and mental health problems associated with marijuana use, not to mention the additional crime that comes with legalizing this substance (check news reports out of California and Montana, for example).
Sorry, I can’t in good conscience support further access to this poison, especially in light of God’s admonition for sobriety.
Fair enough. But if the law is passed and medicinal marijuana becomes legal in S.D., and since virtually all registered voters in S.D. claim Christianity as their faith, then isn’t it fair to say Christians will have passed the law? And if the smoking ban also becomes law, wouldn’t it be by the hands of Christian voters also?