Our Civic and Spiritual Duty by Denise Morris on 11/10/2006 at 4:00 AM

Apparently there was an election on Tuesday. Who knew?!

OK, just kidding. I totally voted. I even got a sticker to prove it. It turns out that I wasn't the only one my age out there casting a vote. According to a press release by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (longest name ever), preliminary results are showing that about 10 million young people (ages 18-29) voted in this midterm election. That number is 2 million more than the 2002 midterm election.

Interestingly, we young voters are more likely than our parents to register as Independent instead of Democrat or Republican. I would guess this is because we want to be our own people -- not defined by any particular party. I also think that many people don't trust either the Democrats or the Republicans and would rather vote on issues than party line.

Either way, the youth voters are making their voices heard. With these elections behind us, I think our next job is to pray for our elected officials. Pray that they will work together to uphold the values we hold dear. Pray that they will make decisions that will be good for our country and the world. We did our civic duty as voters; now it's time to do our spiritual duty as prayer warriors.

Our Civic and Spiritual Duty by Denise Morris on 11/10/2006 at 4:00 AM

Apparently there was an election on Tuesday. Who knew?!

OK, just kidding. I totally voted. I even got a sticker to prove it. It turns out that I wasn't the only one my age out there casting a vote. According to a press release by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (longest name ever), preliminary results are showing that about 10 million young people (ages 18-29) voted in this midterm election. That number is 2 million more than the 2002 midterm election.

Interestingly, we young voters are more likely than our parents to register as Independent instead of Democrat or Republican. I would guess this is because we want to be our own people -- not defined by any particular party. I also think that many people don't trust either the Democrats or the Republicans and would rather vote on issues than party line.

Either way, the youth voters are making their voices heard. With these elections behind us, I think our next job is to pray for our elected officials. Pray that they will work together to uphold the values we hold dear. Pray that they will make decisions that will be good for our country and the world. We did our civic duty as voters; now it's time to do our spiritual duty as prayer warriors.