I continue to be surprised and concerned by voices coming from all over – print media, emails, blogs, word of mouth… you name it! – insisting that any true Christian will vote for ________ (fill in the blank) in the upcoming election.
If this election is a litmus test of faith I have only one thing to say; count me out! The faith I know through Jesus the Christ has no litmus tests, and certainly not the arrogance and audacity to insist that only those who think like me are truly Christian. We need to come to an understanding of what humility and cooperation mean. We need to come to an understanding of what an election means …and what it doesn’t mean.
“We the people” will decide the upcoming election without divine intervention or endorsement. Jim Wallace got it right when he affirmed that God is neither a Republican nor a Democrat. To that I would add that God is certainly not in the business of “fixing” elections or holding doom and gloom over our heads should we fail to anoint God’s “chosen candidate.” As I said, “We the people” will decide the upcoming election, and because of the wonderful freedom we enjoy – freedom that stems directly from our Christian faith and tradition – each of us will be able to vote our conscience without fear of reprisal or rejection. I encourage you to vote your conscience and not to let anyone (including me) dictate what your conscience says.
