{"id":1142,"date":"2020-03-06T12:49:18","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T20:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/?p=1142"},"modified":"2022-08-25T11:24:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T18:24:00","slug":"election-day-7-questions-ask-candidates-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/us-work-news-stories\/election-day-7-questions-ask-candidates-vote","title":{"rendered":"Election Day: 7 questions to ask your candidates before you vote"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While elections occur only once every two or four years, with the amount of news coverage and media, it can seem a lot more often. It is easy to become desensitized to the people, the issues, and the noise.<\/p>\n

But now is the time to pay attention — the people who are elected to the White House, House, Senate, and to local positions of power in November will make decisions on issues we care about as Christians. So not only do we need to commit to making it to our local polling place this fall, but we also need to commit to refocusing the conversation around these elections.<\/p>\n

Refocus the election conversation to issues of poverty and justice<\/h2>\n

God asks us to care for the poor<\/a>. Elected officials work for us and will be our voice when it comes to issues of poverty<\/a> and justice<\/span> — such as girls’ education, clean water, human trafficking, or response to war and conflict — what do you want to say?<\/p>\n

During these midterms, you have the power to refocus the conversation toward what genuinely matters — issues that will be affected by decisions in the next two to four years.<\/p>\n

Start a meaningful conversation<\/h2>\n

Raise the conversation among your friends, families, and networks — make it of value. Move beyond talking about the candidates as people you may like or dislike, and instead talk about the actions they will take as elected officials and how these actions will affect the most vulnerable:<\/p>\n