I typically don’t write about politics, primarily because I have come to the sad conclusion that our government, at least on a federal level, is wholely corrupt. Our hope is not in men (regardless of their office), but in Christ, the King of kings and Lord of lords. But it is because of that fact that I am writing this entry.
I was raised Southern Baptist. I currently consider myself a fundamentalist Pentecostal, and I am not ashamed of the labels “evangelical” or “fundamentalist”. I was raised Republican, and still consider myself a Republican, at least in what I consider the “old school” sense. I am all for voting according to my values, and am for keeping “In God We Trust” on every government building paid for with my tax dollars. Call me “bigoted” or “spiteful” if you’d like; if you can look above the spin of modern media you would realize that this is not the case, even if you happen to disagree with my viewpoint.
The problem is not that evangelicals have too much influence in politics. If there are so many of us, shouldn’t our voices be represented in this great republic?
The problem is that we, as evangelicals and fundamentalists, have allowed the leaven of politics to poison our message. We have taken the bones that the politicians have thrown us, and then aligned ourselves with them in the misguided hope that they would empower our message. The Word of God is our guide, not the word of the Republican Party, the Libertarian Party, or the Democratic Party. The Light that we have should not be placed under a bushel. By supporting candidates that would work against what we hold so dear, we are placing more trust in politics than God.
I agree with you, … I really don’t understand Giuliani’s supposed widespread support, I mean he has not one but two ex-wives that hate him, nobody respects his new twenty-something wife (ex-wife #3 wating to happen, his own kids will probably be in commercials bashing him, I mean this guy makes Bill Clinton look like a saint. It’s only a matter of time before the dems zero in on him and show the world the real Giuliani.
Fred Thompson, anyone? I’d much rather vote for someone other than Giuliani or Hillary. I’m even entertaining the notion of voting for Obama. When I vote, I vote for the lesser of the two evils. It’s unfortunate that we don’t have an honest person running. It certainly would reform the political system, if we did. It also would eliminate any problems with needing campaign financing reform.
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