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Saddleback Church Pastor Andy Wood tells congregants to vote for the godlier candidate

Saddleback Church Lead Pastor Andy Wood urged members across the megachurch’s 15 locations in Southern California to apply their faith and conscience and vote for the candidate whose life and policies “more closely align with the Word of God” come Election Day on Nov. 5.

“We are not in a moment where Jesus is on the ballot, friends, and we're like, ‘What do I do?’” Wood said during his sermon on Sunday titled, “Critical Filters for Moments of Decision.”

“You've got to ask this question: which candidate and issues more closely align with the Word of God?” he said, as the nation weighs whether to elect Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, or former President Donald Trump, who is the Republican presidential nominee.

“I'm concerned how many people don't know what they're voting for. They don't understand the propositions. They don't know. Did you know that for both the Democratic and Republican nominees for president of the United States of America, you can read their plan, you can read their beliefs?” Wood asked.

“They have it all put on the internet, and you can ..."

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