Post by Kenny on Mar 16, 2005 22:43:21 GMT -5
I am not old enough to vote, but my political stance is thus: Minarchist.
I do not feel that pushing Christian morality upon others is the way to go. I do not think it is right for us to decide how others should act, we are to love our neighbors, not force them to act a certain way. Yeshua is the example we should all be following. We should, as Christian, love and continue to pray for those who do not see the ways of the Christ as important or, needy--not force our beliefs onto them.
I remember hearing something back a while ago that went something like this: President Bush is a Christian, but he does not allow his religious beliefs to interfer with his political stance. That is something that admire about him, and hope it to be true.
I think it is time for the Christians to take back the morality of Christ from the politicians. Too many times have I heard people saying they are going to vote just because one person is pro-life. How ridiculous! It seems this would be a great way to get votes, become prolife. Though, this cannot be true 100% of the time, and is not true. Just think of how much power you wield when 4 out of 5 homes in a America are Bible reading homes, and you say you are a Christian. How many of people will vote for you just because you are a Christian, or not really one? (Not intended to be a jab at the President.)
It is good to know that we have a man of God is the White House, but I do not think that is what America needs, though. We need God as our Commander in Chief and until we get God there, we will still be wondering the desert. No matter how pure a system is in its intent, it ends up in self-worship; we need to unite under the banner of Christ. Be strong brothers and sisters.
Peace, Love, and Light through Yeshua the Christ,
Alejandro
I do not feel that pushing Christian morality upon others is the way to go. I do not think it is right for us to decide how others should act, we are to love our neighbors, not force them to act a certain way. Yeshua is the example we should all be following. We should, as Christian, love and continue to pray for those who do not see the ways of the Christ as important or, needy--not force our beliefs onto them.
I remember hearing something back a while ago that went something like this: President Bush is a Christian, but he does not allow his religious beliefs to interfer with his political stance. That is something that admire about him, and hope it to be true.
I think it is time for the Christians to take back the morality of Christ from the politicians. Too many times have I heard people saying they are going to vote just because one person is pro-life. How ridiculous! It seems this would be a great way to get votes, become prolife. Though, this cannot be true 100% of the time, and is not true. Just think of how much power you wield when 4 out of 5 homes in a America are Bible reading homes, and you say you are a Christian. How many of people will vote for you just because you are a Christian, or not really one? (Not intended to be a jab at the President.)
It is good to know that we have a man of God is the White House, but I do not think that is what America needs, though. We need God as our Commander in Chief and until we get God there, we will still be wondering the desert. No matter how pure a system is in its intent, it ends up in self-worship; we need to unite under the banner of Christ. Be strong brothers and sisters.
Peace, Love, and Light through Yeshua the Christ,
Alejandro
I think Jesus Christ should effect you in everyway you live. Just because people don't believe doesn't mean it's not right. How was our nation founded? Under the Bible's commandments. If there was no God, we would not have any sense of morality. Man wouldn't know what is "good" and what is "wrong". If God was not here to set the rules, then we couldn't decide them for ourselves. Where do we get the sense that killing is bad, that stealing is bad, that lying is bad? Is it not from God? If we are not to have God in our politics we would have no laws whatsoever. You would be "free" to do whatever you wished because you could not derive laws that are not from God.