November 2, 2021 is fast approaching.
I host a weekly hour on the local radio station, Newsradio 1310 KLIX, called Pastors’ Round Table with pastor “Bear” Morton of Magic Valley Bible Church and pastor Christopher Folkerts of New Covenant United Reformed Church. We are pleased to host “Meet the Candidates” forms again this year.
Everyone tells us that local elections are the most important ones to participate in, yet this is where the lowest voter turnout is usually found.
We’ve made arrangements for Twin Falls voters to get to know the candidates running for city council. We will host two nights for citizens to meet the candidates this year. We will have candidates running for Seat 1 on Tuesday, October 19, and candidates running for Seat 5 on Thursday, October 21. Both nights will begin at 7 PM at Eastside Baptist Church located at 204 Eastland Drive North in Twin Falls, ID.
Share this and invite your neighbors to consider these opportunities. We will have prepared questions for the candidates and those attending will be able to submit written questions too.
For people of faith, we have a great hope in Christ. As people of faith we desire to be well informed, responsible and active Here are some things I recommend you consider doing. Following are some suggestions I have for being more active in this important process.
- Pray.
- Learn how to talk about politics responsibly.
- Consider inviting your friends in the city of Twin Falls to attend both nights of our candidate forums (Tuesday, October 19 and Thursday, October 21. )
- Attend the forum.
- If you have children, bring them with you and teach them how to responsibly participate and be an informed voter. Especially if they are teenagers.
- Support candidates that match your values.
- Invite your fiends over to meet a candidate you are supporting.
- When discussing politics on social media be disciplined to not distract conversations. If you enter a discussion on another persons thread, use extreme caution and be courteous and not accuse others of things, call other people names, or make judgments about their motives without full awareness. Go into the conversation carefully.
- Enjoy the discussion with respect.
- If you have children, compile a list of questions you could send to all of the candidates. Explain what you are doing and that you are teaching your children ways to become well informed on important issues to your family.
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