The Religious Right and Trump's Victory

[libertpaulian]

The Religious Right is dying.  Compassionate Evangelicalism and Progressive Christianity are on the rise and growing.

I wouldn't be surprised if there's a "Religious Left" equivalent to the Religious Right that starts making its way into the mainstream political consciousness in the 2020s or early 2030s.

[libertpaulian]

The Religious Right is dying.  Compassionate Evangelicalism and Progressive Christianity are on the rise and growing.

I wouldn't be surprised if there's a "Religious Left" equivalent to the Religious Right that starts making its way into the mainstream political consciousness in the 2020s or early 2030s.

I've never identified as a member of the "Religious Right", and I find guys like Pat Robertson and Ralph Reed more than a little smarmy.

I do believe, however, in the Bible as the Infallible Word of God.  As such, that has implications for my voting.  I've not always voted for the "pro-life" candidate, for example, but there are certainly reasons in Scripture which would cause me to ask myself why I'm NOT supporting a pro-life candidate.  I don't think God views the GOP as "His" party of choice.  But I do think God holds me responsible for how I vote, and the implications for that vote on His Will being done.

I would think of your voting patterns this way.  We're saved by GRACE, and not by WORKS.  And as believers in Christ, we have soul liberty to live our lives.  1 Corinthians 10:23.

You can justify your voting for the pro-choice candidate by saying "I'm covered by grace."

[libertpaulian]

You can justify your voting for the pro-choice candidate by saying "I'm covered by grace."

What on earth is that even supposed to mean?

It means that voting for a pro-choice or pro-marriage equality candidate isn't some grave sin like the fundy Bapticostals or hardcore tradcon Catholics say it is.