Christians & Politics

I’m not sure if anyone who’s aware of the political climate of our country wouldn’t realize how important our elections are and the radical effect the results can have in our lives.

For a long time I’ve seen Christians be reluctant to participate in politics. How sad that the enemy has gotten us to agree with the separation of church and state.

The truth about our founding fathers is that nearly half of them were pastors. They served God and sought to obey Him while laying out the plans for this nation. What they were wise to avoid was the “state-imposed” religion advocated in most of Europe.

The government plan they received from God is truly brilliant. Rather than allow any one person complete control, the system of checks and balances keeps the three branches of the government accountable to one another. At least that is the plan.

The Legislative Branch (House of Representatives and Senate) is the branch responsible to write laws. This branch is the one we, as citizens, have the most direct influence over. Not only are they elected to their positions by us directly, their contingencies – the people they represent – come from within their own communities and should affect their votes in Congress. One of their responsibilities is to approve or disapprove the President’s nominees for the courts.

The Judicial Branch (the courts system) should be the most unbiased of all political leaders. In fact, they should do nothing more than interpret the laws written by Congress – when a discrepancy arises or an inequity is found.

The Executive Branch (President and his chain of command) has the right to approve or reject the laws passed by Congress, the responsibility to appoint judges to the court system and the authority to protect our nation.

However, all too often these days we find the courts exercising their political bias rather than correctly interpreting the laws we have in place.

For example, in Massachusetts the people want to ban gay marriages. Regardless of the wishes of the people, a bill was proposed to the state legislature which legalizes gay marriages. Instead of voting against the bill, the Congress decided to put the bill on the ballot – which will take 2 years. This decision gives the appearance of allowing the people to vote for or against this new law. It all sounds good – until you realize that the Mass. State Supreme Court decided to ignore the will of the people for the next 2 years. As it stands, legal marriages are being performed in Massachusetts with the stipulation that they will only be binding for marriages of legal and long-term residents of the state.

But it’s just another smokescreen. Any marriage recognized in any state MUST be recognized by all states. We’re being forced to accept policies and laws in a way our founding fathers never intended.

So it comes down to this. Are you registered to vote?

We have an opportunity people all over the world envy – don’t bury the “talent” God has given you. Be responsible and make a difference in the direction of our nation – every chance you get.

Communicate with your representatives in Congress – on a state and national level. Campaign or at least vote for the leaders of our Executive Branch. Encourage your legislative representatives to approve godly judges to the courts of our nation.

Just don’t sit around and wait to see what might happen.

Amey