Twenty years ago, southern Christians were more associated with the Democrats, since the Democrats were the party that worked for social justice, equality, helping the poor and defending the weak.
Since the 1990s, the GOP has reached out to Christians by promising them action on a slate of important issues such as abortion, gay marriage, prayer in school, and allowing teaching of creationism. They've now had six years of unilateral control in the White House and both houses of Congress. In those years, they achieved practically nothing on these issues.
So as Christians, we have to ask ourselves, if the GOP did nothing on these issues when they had total control, are they EVER going to do anything about them at the national level?
And if they are not, where should be align ourselves? Jesus calls us to love one another, defend the weak, support the poor, give to unfortunate. These don't sound like Republican values to me.
Do they to you?
2006-11-09
08:42:54
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Chredon
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