God Will Not Decide the Election

I have to differ with something Sarah Palin said to James Dobson. Here's what she said:

FINDLAY, Ohio (CNN) –- In an interview posted online Wednesday, Sarah Palin told Dr. James Dobson of “Focus on the Family” that she is confident God will do “the right thing for America” on Nov. 4.

Dobson asked the vice presidential hopeful if she is concerned about John McCain’s sagging poll numbers, but Palin stressed that she was “not discouraged at all.”

“To me, it motivates us, makes us work that much harder,” she told the influential Christian leader, whose radio show reaches tens of millions of listeners daily. “And it also strengthens my faith because I know at the end of the day putting this in God’s hands, the right thing for America will be done, at the end of the day on Nov. 4.”

I'm sorry, but that's just not right. God gave human beings free will which means a lot of things happen in this world that God would probably not consider "the right thing". There's nothing wrong with "putting things in God's hands", but I don't think you can assume the outcome, when influenced by people with free will, is going to be "the right thing for America" according to God.

Some of my friends with more religious scholarship may wish to differ, and I would encourage their comments. To me, however, this just doesn't make for sound theology.