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보수 진보는 정치적 판가름 입니다. 

정치적 개념틀이 현실 정치의 장에서 작동할 때 우리의 삶에 영향을 미칩니다. 

특히 이번 선거는 기독교인이라면 핵심적인 "차별 금지법" 이 통과되느냐 마느냐를 결정하는 중요한 시점 입니다. 

다른 정책 사항에 대한 편향은 차치 하고라도 이 차별 금지법이 통과되면 영적 폐햬는 이루 말할 수 없을 겁니다. 

이혼율 증가에, 낙태율이나, 영적 음란을 포함한 다양한 음란이 범람하는 매스미디어의 시대에 차별 금지법이 얼마나 대수로울 것인가에 대해선 한국 상암 경기장에서 한국 교회를 향해 하나님의 진노를 공표하신 스바라지 목사님의 미국 교회 세미나 방송을 들어 보면 미국이 동성결혼 혼인법 찬성 하고 난 이후, 스바라지 목사님에게 천사들이 여러 차례 환상으로 보이면서 미국을 대 지진을 통하여 3등분 하겠다는 경고를 경험했으며, 예수님이 직접 오셔서 니느웨 심판을 이야기 하시면서 니느웨가 심판을 넘길 수 있던 것은 위로는 왕과 아래로는 갓난 아기 까지 회개 애통해 했다고 말씀 하셨다 합니다.  

적극적으로 현실 정치에 대하여 주님의 개입을 요청하는 기도를 하지 않는다면 결국 그 세상은 사탄에 미혹된 지도자가 선출될 수 밖에 없습니다.  현실 정치에 대해선 우린 가치 판단을 할 수 밖에 없으며 적극적이라면 특정 후보를 위한 기도를 할 수 밖에 없습니다. 트럼프를 위한 미국인들의 기도는 하나님의 자비와 위로하심이 있었지만 우리에겐 없었다는 차이 밖에는 없을 겁니다. 

아래 글은 더취 쉬츠 목사님이 2016년 10월 말에 Charisma 잡지에 왜 트럼프를 선택해야 하는가를 공표하신 글 입니다. 

미국과 우리의 차이는 미국은 5년의 애통의 회개와 기도 시간을 통과했었다는 것이고 우리는 급조되었다는 것이겠습니다. 

문정권은 그리 견문이 넓은 사람들이 능력이 있는 이들이 장관으로 보좌관으로 기용될 수 없는 구조인 것 같습니다. 그 동안 권력에 굶주렸던 하이에나들이기에 여기 저기서 뇌물과 권력을 향유하기에 바쁠 것 입니다. 그 안에서 나라 살림과 미래는 작살이 날 것 입니다. 가장 국민들에게 쉽게 드러날 수 있는 안보 이슈 영역에 있어선 트럼프 정권과 충돌할 것이며, 최악의 경우엔 주한 미군 철수 까지 각오해야 할 것 입니다. 

오늘 보도론 이미 북한은 북핵실험을 한다고 했으니, 문정권이 아무리 돈을 가지고 회유하려고 해도 북한은 북핵실험 이후 북폭의 운명을 맞을 수 있을 것 입니다. 시기 상으론 중국의 약발이 다 먹힌 이후, 문정권이 어느 정도 제 2의 포용정책을 시행하려 할 즈음에 한국 안보 라인은 패싱당하며 북폭이 전개될 것 입니다. 북폭이 레짐 체인지까지 갈 것인지는 현재로선 미정입니다.  북폭 이후 우리가 북한을 받아들이고 섬길 수 있는 영적인 수준이 될만하면 통일은 올 것 입니다. 

북한으로선 미국과 외교 정상화를 하더라도 수령 체제를 유지해야 합니다. 정상화를 한다고 해도 실질적으로 등소평식의 개혁 개방을 할 것인지 불가능하다고 봅니다.

등소평과 천윤의 개혁 개방은 문혁과 모택동의 대약진 운동에 대한 중국 경제구조가 완전히 와해가 된 것에 대한 부국강병을 위한 고육지책이었습니다.  중국은 땅이 넓기에 경제 개혁 개방 실험을 향촌에서 실험하고 향촌이 속한 Province 전역에서 실험을 한 이후 효과가 있다면 중앙당에 보고하고 그 실험을 전국적으로 적용해 오면서 개혁 개방을 해 왔습니다. 그 과정에서 정치적인 위험 요소들을 제거하였고, 공산당에 대한 체제 변혁의 대규모 저항이 있으면 1989년 6.4 천안문 사건과 같은 시민발포와 능력있는 정치지도자인 후야방이나 쟈오지양과 같은 당 총서기도 숙청시켜 버리면서 오늘에 이른 것 입니다. 

북한은 중국과 다르며 그나마 정치적인 처세술이 괜찮았던 김정일도 중국의 제안을 포기했었고, 김정은이는 독재자로선 처세술이 있지만, 국제관계나 현 착취제도를 온존시키는데엔 서서히 그 무능함을 드러낼 것 입니다. 

 보수가 단결하지 못했고 그것도 상당히 큰 표차이로 압살당했으므로, 우선 보수 세력이 정치적으로 활성화 되는 것이 중요합니다. 안철수 당은 캐스팅 보트 역할을 할 것 입니다.  홍준표 후보가 그나마 어느 정도 존재감을 확보해 놓았기 때문에, 

앞으로 5년 동안 보수만 재집결한다면 차기 대선에선 보수가 다시 집권할 수도 있습니다.  문정권은 약점이 많습니다. 우선 과반수가 아니므로 국정 운영을 무리하게 운영해 나갈 수 없으며, 노무현시대 처럼 결국 안보라인이나 경제라인 등에서 많은 문제점이 노출 될 것 입니다. 

아직 말세는 오지 않았지만, 이 과정을 통해서 한국 국민들이 스스로 우매함을 알았으면 합니다. 우매하고 소경같다고 해도, 기독교인이라면 끌어안아야 하는 사랑으로 대하여야 하는 모르는 자들입니다. 주님을 알지 못하기에 취한 그들의 우매한 행동과스스로 자기 나라에 해독을 입힌 행위들 까지도 가슴으로 감싸 안고 나라를 위한 회개와 애통함을 하는 일들을 주님이 부담으로 주셨다면 해야 하는 것이 우리들의 일인것 같습니다. 

통일의 과정까진 아직 멀었기에, 더 길게 보아야 할 것 같습니다. 그리고, 앞으로는 최악의 상황을 마음속으로 준비하며, 이제는 자기 자리에 앉아 애통하며 우리의 이웃의 죄까지도 회개하며 주님의 자비를 구하여야 할 시기인 것 같습니다. 

우리가 진정으로 회개하고 한사람 한사람 의인으로 거듭나게 되면, 주님께서 우리의 기도를 들어 주실 날이 있을 것 입니다. 현실 공간인 정치에서 중국과 미국과의 관계에서 그리고 자기 신념이 확고하다는 얼치기 주사파들과 그 그룹들과의 대결에서 우리들은 승리하는 날이 올 것 입니다. 

그리고 이 사이트를 통해서 많은 기도하는 분들을 보면서 그래도 한국은 희망이 있을 수 있겠다 생각합니다. 저 자신도 북한을 위한 기도를 회개하며 다시 재개할 생각 입니다. 우리의 가슴에 남은 이 쓰라린 상처들은 주님이 치료해주실 겁니다. 천국에서 만날지 아님 현실에서 만날지 모르지만, 까페지기 이하 모든 분들 이 과정에 수고 많으셨습니다. 

Dutch Sheets, internationally-known best-selling author, speaker and founder of the Appeal to Heaven Movement, has an important message for the church as voters prepare to head to the polls. I've presented it below and wholeheartedly agree.

As you can tell from my greeting, I am writing primarily to you, the American church. I am doing so personally, not representing Dutch Sheets Ministries. Though this is longer than the blogs I normally send, please read it as an urgent, heartfelt appeal. The sense of urgency I feel is hard to put in words. I have prayed and wept much over the condition of our nation, and continue to be deeply burdened. We are so close to the precipice of a complete self-destruction—a devastation of such magnitude that it would take decades to recover. Some believe a complete recovery would never be possible. The America we have known and loved is being systematically dismantled and reshaped.

Voting is a precious right and a serious responsibility; I realize it is also a very personal and private one. We do it by secret ballot in America for a reason. I don't want to be another voice of manipulation—there are so many in presidential election campaigns—therefore, it is with the utmost caution and conviction that I do this.

I also want to state up front that I am neither a registered Republican nor Democrat. Years ago, I concluded that if my "calls to prayer" were to be trusted by believers across the board, I would have to issue them as an independent voter. With this in mind, I relinquished my party affiliation, along with the rights to vote in primaries, help shape party platforms, possibly become a delegate and so forth and became an Independent. Since then, like many of you I have become fed-up with both parties—disillusioned with the Republicans, offended and appalled by the Democrats. I say this to assure you that I am not making this appeal in order to stump for "my party's candidate."

Finally, I want to also preface my appeal by saying I have not been a huge Trump fan. Had I been allowed to vote in the primaries, he would not have been my first choice. His seeming arrogance, insults, history of philandering, personal ambition and so on were very disconcerting to me. I kept an open mind, however, knowing God uses imperfect people and that He is very merciful—I don't condone sin, but neither do I cast the first stone—and knowing that people do, indeed, change. I was also challenged to remain open-minded about Trump by the fact that several spiritual leaders I trusted were convinced God wanted to use him to overthrow an ineffective and corrupt system. Over time, I came to agree with them. However, for me, this election is not nearly as much about who I am for, as it is who and what I am against; and frankly, even with my initial concerns, the decision has never been easier.

One of the most devastating occurrences in America in our lifetimes, ranking up with The Supreme Court's decisions of Roe v. Wade and Engel v. Vitale (the removal of prayer from schools), was the election of Barack Obama. I gave a strong warning about what would happen to our nation if he was elected. Sadly, it has all come to pass: a continued liberalization and empowerment of the judicial system in America; a weakened economy (our national debt has doubled in seven years to $19 trillion!); further moral deterioration, along with a rebellion to and mockery of God (does anyone remember the White House lit up in the colors of the LGBT movement after marriage was redefined by the Supreme Court?

If that wasn't an "in your face" to God and those of us who "cling to their God, guns and religion" by the man who mockingly said it, I don't know what could ever be!); increased violence; a weakened position in the world, along with a weakened military; the advance of radical Islamist terrorism; a setback in race relations; and more. I rejoice that our nation has been able to elect our first black president. I am deeply saddened, however, that it was Barack Obama.

The damage has been so great that America is now one president away from a complete transformation to secularism, a loss of our Judeo-Christian foundation, the loss of our position as the stabilizing force for good in the earth, and the leading voice of the gospel to all the world.

If elected, Hillary Clinton will be the president who finishes the job. She stands almost entirely against everything we, the church, are for, and for everything we are against. Hillary is pro-abortion, including partial-birth abortion, the most insidious evil of the last century; will raise taxes while continuing out-of-control spending; will further weaken our military; is for completely open borders; is pro-gay marriage; supports Obamacare; has no respect for our Judeo-Christian heritage; sells influence; and is a proven liar. Do not be fooled—she will completely finish what Obama started.

The notion peddled by some "Never Trump" Republicans that they can keep Hillary from accomplishing what she wants for four years, then replace her with someone they prefer, is laughable. The fact that they should know this, and don't, is truly scary. Even more frightening is perhaps they do. The Republican Congress has done nothing to stop Obama; why should we believe they will do so with Hillary?

When they threaten to curb Obama with "the power of the purse," he simply calls their bluff and either bullies them into giving him what he wants, or simply does as he pleases through unconstitutional executive orders. A Republican-controlled Congress has done nothing to defund Obamacare, slow down the trillions of dollars of debt he has accrued, prevent his treasonous acts with Iran, defund Planned Parenthood and their selling of babies' body parts (can you even believe such a thing even exists, and that the Obamas and Hillary condone it?), or stop any number of other inappropriate actions and wasteful expenditures. Much of Washington, D.C., is an out-of-control cancer that must be cut out.

To be sure, there are Republican leaders who desperately want to change things but the entrenched, lobbyist-owned, career politicians—many of them liberals in conservative clothing—have neither the will, backbone and perhaps not the intellect needed to change it. Radical surgery is necessary. Again, it is laughable to think that the leadership of this weak and diluted Republican Congress would be able or willing to stop the agenda of the libs once they enjoy an even greater momentum from another White House win. Someone please tell me why we should believe that. If the Republican Party has not sold us out, why did they spend $18.2 million on Bush's election in 2004, $53.5 million for McCain in 2008, $42.4 million for Romney in 2012 and $0 on ads to elect Trump? They have sold us out.

It is also ridiculous, and perhaps insincere, for the "Never Trump" Republican leaders to suggest "we would only need to reverse four to eight years of damage if Hillary is elected, which in the long run isn't much." Again, these leaders are either lying or horribly deceived. The damage presently occurring to our nation is—in the sense of time—exponential. Every year of damage means closer to 10 years in its longevity.

How long will it take America to reverse another $4-8 trillion of increased debt? Decades!

How long will it take us to recover from the decimating of our military? Decades!

How long will it take to defeat a now entrenched Obama/Clinton-enabled ISIS? Decades! (And honest military and intelligence leaders admit that we now have many radical Islamist terrorists here in the U.S., not just abroad.)

How long will it take to undo the loss of appropriate fear, which our enemies and the enemies of freedom around the world once had toward us? Decades! (Our enemies now laugh at us, while attacking us with our own weapons, or weapons purchased with millions in ransom money we paid them. While Putin rebuilds the Soviet empire and China makes plans to rule the world, we are disarming. We can't even identify our enemies. Obama and those around him are foolish and spineless, and our military leaders know it. We are the laughingstock of our enemies. Hillary helped to set this debacle of foreign policy, and she will continue it.)

How long will it take to recover from two to five Clinton lifetime appointees to the Supreme Court? Decades! If she appoints five, which is feasible, she will have single-handedly appointed over half the Supreme Court and will have given the liberal non-constitutionalists a 30- to 40-year, 7–2 majority advantage! (There is one vacancy now, and of the other eight justices, the three oldest are 77, 79 and 83; two more are in their late 60s.) Then there are the several hundred lifetime federal judges she would appoint. Obama has already appointed nearly half of our federal judges—all liberals—and Hillary would appoint the other half. This entire scenario is unthinkable! If all this occurs, these over-reaching, legislating ideologues will finish the job of decimating everything you and I stand for. America as we have known it may then be gone forever. We have less than three weeks to stop this.

Do not listen to the "only four years" crowd!

I also want to make an appeal to those who say their conscience won't allow them to vote for either Trump or Clinton, so they simply won't vote at all. I sincerely respect your convictions, but in this election, that argument fails the logic test (as does voting for someone who cannot possibly win). Trump's potential negative developments do not come close to the magnitude of those Hillary would produce.

We simply cannot—regardless of our concerns regarding Trump—allow all the above-mentioned consequences to happen. I respectfully appeal to you to turn your "conscience" and "principles" toward the unborn, your children, grandchildren and the destiny of this nation. Please! We have already been down this "not voting" path once before when millions of evangelicals refused to vote for Romney because he was a Mormon. As disgusted as I am with Romney's current choice of Hillary over Trump, how much better off would we have been with him, rather than four more years of Obama?

To see how Trump would actually lead, I would challenge you to look at those with whom he has surrounded himself: Pence; Carson; Huckabee; Giuliani; Christie; Gingrich; Palin; trusted generals; law enforcement officials; border patrol officials; evangelical leaders of all races; and otherwise, ethical, conservative leaders. What does this tell us? It is probably the greatest indicator of who Trump now is, clearly making the case that he has changed his moral ways over the past 10 years, as he claims.

I personally believe he has changed. I also believe God has gripped his heart for the nation, and is in the process of further transforming Mr. Trump. God has certainly allowed him to be humbled. Of course, the statements made by Trump on the video released from 2005 were despicable. However, if we reject him because of the sins of his past, we would also have to reject Abraham, King David, Rahab, "the woman at the well," Mary Magdeline—all adulterers in their unrighteous past. And don't forget murderers like the apostle Paul. A lot of formerly despicable people will be in heaven! And a lot of them, by the way, became great leaders and champions for God. Some changed the world.

These associations also tell us that Trump's stated conservative bent is genuine, and they state that he is wise enough to know what he doesn't know! I believe Trump is showing us that he will function, if elected president, as any wise businessperson does: find qualified people who know how to get the job done, as in the above examples, and empower them to do it. I like those whom he is signaling to us would be those leaders. They are proven, trustworthy and honorable. If you cannot vote for Trump, vote for them.

Hillary, on the other hand, would give us four to eight more years of polytheists, liberal progressives, media elites, police-haters, global statists, financially irresponsible leaders and a weak military.

Perhaps a better way for the disenchanted to approach this election is to vote against someone. I would suggest to you that voting against a candidate is a good reason to vote! "Neutrality" is not a valid option at this critical crossroads in history. The times demand that we make a stand! If not for, make your stand against the following:

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Vote against the foolish, selfish, shortsighted, establishment Republicans fighting to maintain their power.

Vote against an immoral, ungodly Democratic Party. To those who take issue with this characterization, don't forget that they booed God at their convention in 2012.

Vote against an unelected, unaccountable, over-reaching, out-of-control judiciary that believes it has the right to reshape America.

Vote against the unethical, biased, lying and untrustworthy media. We will never reclaim America until we reject their influence. They may be the single greatest obstacle to America's recovery.

Vote against a weakened military.

Vote against a loss of national sovereignty and a one-world government.

Vote against open borders.

Vote against policies that enable radical Islamist terrorism.

Vote against the removing of our 2nd Amendment rights.

Vote against higher taxes.

Vote against Obamacare.

Vote against the redefining of marriage. It is not too late to reverse this.

Vote against abortion-on-demand, partial-birth abortion and Planned Parenthood with its selling of babies' body parts.

Vote against liberalism and progressivism.

Vote against the silencing of the church. Only the totally naïve do not see this coming quickly.

Vote against revising our history and the loss of our Judeo-Christian heritage.

Vote against the politicization and exploitation of racism and the polarizing of America.

Vote against the slandering and weakening of law enforcement.

Vote against the politicization of the Justice Department, the FBI and other important departments of government. Both departments are now undeniably and shamelessly used for political purposes and to oppose Christians and conservatives.

Pastors, if you've ever made a stand, make one now—it may be your last chance. Tell your people the truth clearly. Pray and fast! Turn your services into prayer meetings.

To all believers, if you agree with what I have written, forward it to all of your friends and family members. Most of them hear only from a hypocritical, lying media, which is now the propaganda arm of the liberal agenda. Speak up. Appeal to them to read this and think about it.

And vote!

Vote for a future, one that includes what you love and believe in. Trump has flaws, but Hillary will be fatal.

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한국 교회와 신자들의 가벼움이 하나님의 저울에 달려 확연히 드러났으므로 - 그 어떠한 긍휼을 대대로 베풀어 주셨던가! - 하나님의 의로운 징계는 이 상황에서 필연적인 것이 되고 말았습니다. 고통스럽지만 받아들여야 하고 진노 중에라도 긍휼을 베푸시길 기도하는 것이 주권자에게 순복하는 사람의 합당한 태도라고 생각합니다

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동감합니다. 겸손히 그러나 철저하게 하나님의 자비와 긍휼이 임하길 바라고 각자가 주님께서 말씀하신대로 그리스도의 뒤를 따라야 하겠습니다.

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좋은 분석글 잘 보았습니다. 북폭과 관련하여 그간 제한적 북폭을 하더라도 북의 남에 대한 반격으로 결국 전면전을 피할 수 없다라는 분석이 지배적이었습니다. 그런데 일각에서는 남이 미국과 멀어지고 친북정권이므로 북한이 북폭에 대하여 남한을 공격하지는 않을 것이라고 보는 시각도 있습니다 (왜냐하면 이미 미국은 철수하고 남에 대하여는 보호를 할필요가 없다고 볼 것이기 때문에 미국에 대한 반격이 되기 어렵다는 논리). 이런 시각에 대하여는 어떻게 보시는지요

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