The “Religious Right” is a term used in a derogatory manner to discount people of a certain moral and spiritual persuasion. I would be counted as part of that group . . . and I do recognize that some segments of the group interpret their spiritual and moral positions too broadly.
But though I am a registered Republican, I must say this: God isn’t. Republicans, like Democrats, have their share of skeletons in closets; they have their share of backroom backslapping perpetuating good-old-boy networks; they take their share of all-expenses-paid junkets; and vote for their share of pork in the form of earmarks. There are good people and not-so-good people in the GOP. Many are nominal Christians, or not Christians, or hypocrites. But many are decent, Bible-believing folk of moral persuasion.
But God is not a Republican. Though I find it difficult to understand, I will concede that there are people of faith on the other side of the aisle as well. In order to be there, they must hold certain values, or planks in the Democratic platform, above the one that many, including me, think the most important—the party’s stand on abortion.
It is difficult to know if any candidate is genuine. People nearly always disappoint. That’s why it is crucial to look not at how charismatic an individual might be, but what an individual’s record has shown him to be. The IRS allows non-profits to take stands on issues . . . and I think we should stand with God.
For you see, while God is not a Republican, the Bible clearly tells us He is pro-life.
Deuteronomy 30:15-20, describing a pivotal time in Israel’s history, just may be applicable right now to the old U.S. of A.
“See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. For I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess. But if your heart turns away and you are not obedient, and if you are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them, I declare to you this day that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess. This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the LORD your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the LORD is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.” (NIV)
