Mark the Plater

Dear Senator Obama,

Sir, you most probably will be our next President. With all due respect, sir, I have some concerns:

Sir, I am a born-again Christian, an evangelical, if you will. I pray for this great country of ours on a regular basis. I pray for its leaders, that they will govern under the direction of The Almighty. I pray that the Judicial branch will over-see cases and do so as they properly interpret the Constitution. I do not wish to see them legislate from the bench, as was the case in Roe vs. Wade in January, 1973.

I pray for the Legislative branch, that they pass laws, all the while keeping a keen eye on the Constitution. I pray that no one's rights be trampled, including those of the unborn.

I pray for the Executive branch, that God would lead and guide them into directions that would promote life and lberty.

Sir, I do believe in the separation of Church and State. That said, however, I do believe that the Christian has a mandate from The Almighty to evangelise this great land, calling people to repentance and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Sir, my concern is that you will seek ways to hinder that cause. You have made comments in some speeches that alarm me. I feel that you hold evangelical Christianity in contempt. I see that many of your supporters do the same. How sad. How alarming.

I am a small voice, a man of meager means. It would be easy for you to ignore me and my kind. That, too, would be sad, for, you see, it is the prayers of those who pray to the Almighty in the name of His Son Jesus Christ; and also it is the evangelistic efforts of these, that keep this nation from sinking more fully into the grasp of the hosts of hell.

Thank you for your time.

A servant of Christ,
Mark Pierson