Can I be a Democrat and a Christian at the same time?

Question

I thought church and state were two seperate things...

Answer 1

I think you definitely can be a Christian and a Democrat. Many people have already commented on the separation of church and state. So, I'd like to share why I feel that the teachings of Jesus are more similar to the DNC rather than the GOP.

As a Christian, I feel that Jesus showed us how to be compassionate by healing the Roman Centurion's daughter, healing the leper, feeding the 5,000, refusing to stone the woman caught in the act of adultery, and healing on the sabbath. Put these items into modern-day social issues, would Jesus tell us to help the people that need assistance? To me, those principles are not part of the Republican party, they are Democratic.

In regards to the abortion issue, more and more Christians are joining the ranks of the Democratic voters. A smart party will look at what their voters look for. And the ranks of pro-life democrats are growing. Eventually, the party will have to rethink its views on only supporting pro-choice policies. The difference is that most Christian democrats want to eliminate abortions, not by legislating it, but by going after the root cause of abortions. Because we know that when you resolve the underlying issues, you will eliminate the need for abortions. Making a law only makes it more difficult to obtain one but does nothing to eliminate the root causes.

As a Christian, I believe we are called to help one another. And because of Jesus' example, I definitely believe that it's the responsibility to take care of the least of these; not take care of the greatest corporations.

Answer 2

Sure you can.
But watch that your ethics and morals match God's standards, and neither Republican or Democrat standards, which are both seriously lacking.

BTW about the separation of church and state: That is not what the 1st Amendment to the Constitution says:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."

You are not forbidden to be religious AND political. Neither is the church forbidden to try to influence the State. What is forbidden is for Congress (this has been expanded by the courts to mean any branch of national, state, or local govt) to regulate the church in any way, or to forbid the free exercise of religion (not just Christian, either).

Answer 3

The separation of church and state was put in place to keep the state out of the church, not the other way around. America's government was founded on Christian principles. By putting separation of church and state in place, they made sure this country would never have a government mandated religion, as England did.

Answer 4

The question is not about parties, and God does not say that church and state are to be separate, just the opposite actually. The constitution says that the gvt is prohibited from creating a state church. IWO - telling everyone in the country that they must belong to a certain church. Religious values have every right to be in gvt.

The values that a party fights for should match the values of your own personal belief system, aka religion. The democratic party often supports issues that the Bible says are wrong. Abortion, gay marriage, bigger government, no God in school ....

If you are a Christian, why would you support a party that fights against your God??

Answer 5

the separation of church and state was to keep the gov't from interfering with what ppl believed. They're reinterpreted it to mean that the church can't interfere with the gov't. In fact, from what I've been taught, the Founding Fathers thought that the church being involved was necessary in order to preserve morals and conduct good gov't. Sadly, this reinterpretation has excluded morals and so the morality of society has declined, crime is higher, and numerous other problems exist, such as STDs being more common and ppl not disciplining themselves to avoid sin, etc.

As for being a Democrat or a Christian, I think that the Democratic party has gone too far from the Bible for a Christian to justify being part of it for moral reasons. However, I'm not very happy with the fact that no one in Congress seems to be able to balance a checkbook.

Answer 6

Of course you can. You can be Democrat, Republican, Independent, whatever and still be Christian. Just because you believe one thing, doesn't mean you can't vote a certain way or can't vote at all.

Separation of church and state and the First Amendment is about protecting a person's individual right to believe as they choose. Everyone is guaranteed the right to believe or disbelieve as they choose and that right is protected from the government ever deciding to rule against that right. It doesn't mean that you don't have the right to vote Democrat or Republican or whatever if you're Christian or religious.

I might question the constitutionality of voting in a house of worship, but that's beyond the point.

Separation of church and state guarantees your right to believe. Just because you go to vote, doesn't mean you can't because of your beliefs. Beliefs are personal and the government can't in any way tell you to stop believing or you'll be denied the right to vote. To do so would be unconstitutional as it amounts to the government telling you NOT to believe, which it can't do because you have the right to believe if you want to.

So you can certainly be Christian and vote Democrat. You don't have to belong to a certain party to be Christian and vote, nor do you need to NOT be Christian or religious to vote at all. You can't stop believing or thinking, just because you're in a voting booth, and the government can't ask you to, so you're just fine being Christian and voting Democrat.

Answer 7

Republican, democrat, christian, lawyer, doctor, blah, blah... Those are nothing, but titles used to describe what you do or how you do it. Being a christian is who you are, what you do and the one on one between you and God. As long as everything is fine between you and God and you don;t feel a conviction from him about your party, there is no problem. The separation between church and state has to do with church leaders not telling the president how to do his job and the president not telling church leaders to do their job. All that matters, is that you are doing what you are supposed to, regardless of what the world thinks.

Answer 8

Yes you can be a Democrat and be a Christian, though let me ask you this. How would you choose? Let's say that there is a situation that you must choose from, (because you will). person #1 says that it is OK to murder a baby that is in the womb of a mother by regular abortion or the brutal partial birth abortion, which is what the majority of Democrats hold to, or to choose to support what person #2 stands up for, that is to save a life that is developing within the womb of a mother. Person #2 says that life is sacred no matter the progress of that life, and thus must be protected. even the Bible supports the need to defend the rights of those who cannot help themselves. Proverbs 31:8-9 says, "Open your mouths for the speechless in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction." Verse 9, "Open your mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy."
Please choose righteously.

Answer 9

Yes! Some of the polices of Democrats and Christianity don't agree, but just because your a Democrat doesn't mean you agree with all of their policies.

Answer 10

Yes. There are many Christian Democrats..