Posted by
GeorgeBruno on Sunday, May 31, 2009 7:51:47 AM
Evangelical Christians are the soul of the Republican Party
Certain foods are no good without their main ingredient. Italian food is blah without garlic. In my mind, certain foods without sugar or substitute make no sense. I’ve always thought “What’s the point with decaf?” Without caffeine, coffee has no appeal to me.
Without Christians, the Republican Party is dead. Evangelical Christians are the soul of the party. Just like a body without a soul is nothing but a corpse, the GOP is just another lifeless political organization without evangelical Christians. You may remember my Jeff Foxworthy type rant in my blog about eight months ago; “You just might be an evangelical if…” I won’t rehash the whole thing, but you can re-read it here at: www.happyhour.blogtownhall.com/2008/10/14/you_just_might_be_an_evangelical_if.thtml
I have seen way too may people in the Republican Party try to distance themselves from the party saying that the party has been “hijacked by the right wingers” and that the party needs to be more moderate, more centrist.
The flight of Arlen Specter, is used by Democrats as an example. The example of Colin Powell is another.
My contention is that the Christians are the soul of the party. They take the saying of Jesus seriously when He said “You are the salt of the earth…” Salt enhances the flavor of whatever it is added to. Without it, some food is no longer attractive.
The party is as seriously divided as the two main parties are. The GOP needs to recognize that without the evangelicals, the party is not conservative. The distinctives of the party are provided by evangelicals. (Exclude the wacko’s,the over-the-top televangelists, and extremist nuts that exist in every organization). All of the “talking points” of the GOP are truly Christian concepts and products of a Christian worldview, ie: sanctity of life, good stewardship of money and natural resources, fairness, care for the poor, and helping people be all they can be.
Dear GOP…please understand that your evangelical Christians add something to the party that you should be proud of. They are your strongest supporters, have more gusto than mere ideologues, and are willing to die for what they believe in and have been dying for that cause for two thousand years. Don’t ask them to die for the party. They won’t do it. Just let them be the believers that God had called them to be and they will fight and vote for the right thing. It’s not about getting the right person or wrong person in the White House. To an evangelical Christian, it’s about doing what is pleasing in God’s sight as stated in the Jewish scriptures, Micah 6:8; He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
Dear Christian, keep being salty and don’t lose hope. You’re doing the right thing.