Posted by
John Finnigan on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 12:41:45 PM
When Christians like me talk about seeking the will of God in the coming election, politicians and strategists cringe and want to run away screaming. We are less likely to swallow the wholesale manipulation of the likes of Carl Rove or Jimmy Carville. Candidates like Rudy G., Hillary C., Mitt, Obama, and others hope we will compartmentalize our beliefs during our vote and commit a from of electoral cognitive dissonance.
Rudy doesn’t want us to focus on his three marriages, philandering and pro abortion beliefs. Hillary doesn’t want us to remember the nightmare of her national relationship with half the country during her husbands two terms. Mitt wants us to forget that his faith is at odds with orthodox Christianity. Obama wants us to forget that his message is the same old failed “Great Society message.”
Christians like me, when presented with a poor slate of candidates tend to stay home from the polls when the choices are bad or worse then bad. The bible doesn’t give lots of ground for triangulation of beliefs. Some politicians recognize that people of conservative faith are a necessary evil. They may hate it, but they realize they have to deal with us to win.
Much to the chagrin of most politicians, I encourage people of conservative faith to seek the will of God for their vote in the ’08 election and all elections. Doing what’s right is often viewed by society at large as impractical or too costly or as not working well. The Children of Israel wondered in the desert for 40 years because they rejected the instructions of God.
Aren’t you tired of wondering in the desert?
John