Given the nature of elections, do you believe that Christians should be involved in political campaigns? Why or why not? Christians only please.
2006-09-20 15:23:42 · 11 answers · asked by Eugene 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
I don't see why not. Could you imagine the hostilities if someone decided that Muslims shouldn't vote? Not all Christians voted for Bush (at least not this Christian).
2006-09-20 15:32:02 · answer #1 · answered by BAnne 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Religion has no thing to do with elections, and who a person votes for. Your question makes no sense. There are many Christians who run for office all over the country, the most famous (IMO) being JFK. He was a Cathloic who became President. I would say he was highly involved in his elections, as President and the other state held positions he occupied.
2006-09-21 01:34:18 · answer #2 · answered by prcla2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone has personal beliefs and if we exclude one group because they share a common system of value then we are actively promoting discrimination.
The people involved in a political campaign should be a representative cross section of the group that they target. Because of that, Christian involvement is next to guaranteed.
2006-09-20 22:35:56 · answer #3 · answered by linefan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is the nature of elections that we are to consider? The mudslinging? The over piety?
Honestly, this country was birthed on the idea of freedom of Christianity...not freedom of religion. It was only worded that way because the founding fathers were somewhat ignorant of anything outside of the belief in Christ. The closest they knew was Judism, and they knew Christians out numbered them easily enought to keep control.
2006-09-20 22:34:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First off-- You only want Christians to answer your question, why so biased? Second-- I was raised Christian so I consider myself qualified to answer. Third-- It is none of your business my religious or political affiliation. This is the whole point of separation of church and state. Any religious affiliation is obligated to participate in the the body that governs it. Same goes for any sex or race or sexual orientation or disability or height or weight......Don't ever let anyone tell you that you are not the right type to participate. It is a responsibility to do so.
2006-09-20 23:25:36 · answer #5 · answered by dracomullet 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, it would depend on the individual or individual groups. It would depend on their personal desires too.
Some Christian groups have abstained from being involved in politics completely. One example is the Anabaptists, Mennonites, and the other names escapes me right now.
I think Christians should follow their personal convictions as to whether they are involved or not. I encourage them to be involved though.
I don't think persons should be excluded from politics due to their faith.
Persons should vote by their personal convictions as well.
I admit that I vote for the person who doesn't compartmentalize their faith, occupation, family, friends, and policies. I think people should allow all the things mentioned to affect their decisions.
As for Christians being involved in politics, we'd be in bad shape if the 52 men of the 55 who formed the Constitution weren't church goers then we would probably be in bad shape.
2006-09-20 22:33:05 · answer #6 · answered by DexterLoxley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see how anyone's politics could possibly NOT be affected by their faith. Of COURSE Christians should be involved in politics, as should Jews, Buddhists, and any other religion. If your faith tell you that something the government is doing is wrong, you should speak out against it. But the government should always be aware that we cannot make laws simply because they support one faith's point of view, even if it is the dominant faith. Government should be faith-neutral. But elections are run by people, and people have faith, and you cannot expect them to set it aside.
2006-09-21 01:48:53 · answer #7 · answered by Chredon 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The bible says: "render to man, what is mans, render to God, what is Gods" Politics is made from the desires of: Power ,Greed ,Lust, backbiting and you name it. It is rapidly becoming more and more corrupt, but the more it does, the more we Christians have to look forward to.(The second coming). God bless you. Let you conscience be your guide. But according to the bible,we should not participate. Are we forgetting that politicians, lawyers and doctors crucified out Lord? They did it through conspiracy. As far as politicians being churchgoers, well... that's just window dressing. Would the Lord vote for any of them? A true christian is supposed to try to be like the Lord.
2006-09-20 22:59:02 · answer #8 · answered by renaissance man 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ok. This question makes no sense. You need to elaborate, because as it stands now, you're making it sound like Christians are so dumb that they shouldn't have any decision as to who runs the government. Which makes absolutely no sense. Try again!
2006-09-20 22:28:25 · answer #9 · answered by Ann 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As responsible citizens we should all be invovled in promoting good government.
2006-09-21 10:48:30 · answer #10 · answered by tnmtngirl 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋