I decided today would be the day that I start checking in on the 2008 presidential candidates. I have just been poking around on Yahoo! NEWS. I don't know nearly enough about any of the candidates, so each day I think I will go onto every candidates web page and take a look through their issues, and then find some information about them from a non-biased source.
Today is Barak Obama.
I watched his speech on politics and religion and he said some things that were right on, however he also said some things that were way, way off. There is grace for that. Not any one presidential candidate will be 100% right... it will just be interesting to find the one who has the general "gist" of balanced politics.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
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Randomly stumbled onto this page...
I just wondered how "balanced politics" is compatible with the New Testament...
If Jesus stood for an upheaval of the status quo - creation of a de facto socialist world where we all live by the golden rule, and are redeemed when breaking it (sinning) only by grace, thus not limited by the "government" of man, only our capacity to love God...Then how can we have a "balanced" politician lead us? Do we not instead need someone willing to turn over the tables and scales within the temple so to speak?
The only reason I posted this, is because I fail to understand how seemingly devout Christians come to support politicians(including every single mainstream candidate that I can find either in or running for office) who sustain policies which fundamentally contradict New Testament philosophy.
I mean no ill will - only wanted to express some commentary.
You're questions are good. I dig questions. Honestly, there will never be one specific candidate that will be 100% correct, just like no one christian is ever correct. I think maybe (and I'm just thinking out loud here) we find someone who best suits what we know to be true of the "gospel" (not to get all christainese on you) and then vote, having grace and compassion for them knowing they are just as broken as the rest of us and holding them responsable to that.
It's something worth more thought, and I intend on thinking and praying about what you bring up. Thanks for your imput.
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