Which Party is the “Christian” one?

Of course, neither party existed in Jesus’ time and neither one purely represents him or his Kingdom. “God doesn’t ride on the backs of donkeys or elephants!”

Each party brings something Christian-ish to the table:

Among other things Republicans tend to have a pro-birth, traditional family, and religious liberty ethic* (See below)Among other things Democrats often lean toward more compassion for the poor and a high priority for racial and environmental justice

And as C.S. Lewis wrote, “The demon inherent in every political party is at all times ready enough to disguise himself as the Holy Ghost.” It’s dangerous to consecrate a candidate or party. No one person or group of people perfectly represents the priorities of the Kingdom of God. 

Though the cause of the Northern states was morally superior to the Southern states agenda at least on the issue of slavery, Abraham Lincoln admitted, “I can’t say that God is on our side… I pray that we will be on His side.”

I’ve heard people that are so wedded to their party, that they’ve never voted or will they ever vote for a candidate outside their party. This makes no sense to me. Those people, in my opinion are letting someone else do their thinking for them. They insist that their party can do no wrong and the other party can do no right, which of course is silly. I don’t vote for a party. I vote for a candidate, the one who best aligns with my hopefully biblically informed Spirit-filled conscience.

If you think yours is the “Christian party,” I beg you to reconsider by thinking back to where you first picked up that notion, and lay it down for good. If you follow Jesus and believe in the Bible, I challenge you to look through the lens of Scripture and ask the Spirit to lead you in your voting. Don’t let your party’s pundits or your favorite news commentators do your thinking for you. Begin today thinking for yourself.

* (See above) It seems clear to me that none of which are actual values of Donald Trump.

On abortion he’s flip-flopped a bunch of times. In 1999 he said he was “very pro-choice.” He only claimed to be “pro-life” while campaigning and courting the evangelical vote. He then said he’d support punishing women who have abortions. Then just last week he suggested he might support allowing abortions up to 24 weeks. And then went quickly back to saying he’d vote against it! (I have a headache.)  

As for “traditional family” values, well what can I say? Thrice married, cheated on his 1st wife with Marla Maples, at least 26 women have accused him of sexual misconduct, bragged he could “grab women by the p—y” because “when you’re a star they let you do it,” during his marriage to Melania he had an affair with an adult porn star, he was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a $130,000 hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels. “Family values”? Not so much. (I have a stomach ache.)

“Religious liberty” for whom? In 2017 he promised to enact a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.” He claimed there were “good people on both sides” when in Charlottesville racists chanted “Jews will not replace us!” Later he said, “If I’m president, Christianity will have power.” I won’t even comment on his claim to be “a very proud Christian.” It’s my opinion that his disingenuous claim to protect religious liberty means promoting white Christian Nationalism, and only as a ploy to gain the support of gullible Christians. (I have heartburn.)

Donald Trump is neither a true conservative nor a traditional Republican. The sooner his supporters realize this, the better.

All that said, vote your conscience and not for your party. Your party is not the “Christian” one.