Politics

I am not much of a political debater nor do I pay attention to the ads and hype about the election because they are full of skewed views. But voting is an important part of our country. The way each campaign brings out all the past decisions and events of the candidates is fruitless. They easily lose focus on what matters and only want to make the other person look bad. The power struggle is played like a game, and the media and ads get everyone so swept up in the moot points from the past that are only remotely important, at best.

I read the following quote last week and it just spoke of something so forgotten, even by Christians. So, I wanted to share it, in light of election day. I voted via absentee ballot, so my vote is in. Be sure to vote today!

Politics offers powerful temptations to twist the truth and to distort the views of opponents and smear their character. Whenever that happens, it belittles and undermines political life. But when Christian activists do it, the name of Christ and the reputation of the Christian faith suffer great damage. Christians must be ready to lose politically rather than engage in dishonesty or corruption. Christians in politics should have the universal reputation of being the people whose word and action can always be trusted.

-Ronald J. Sider, Just Politics