Posted by
C. L. Palmer on Thursday, August 07, 2008 10:17:11 PM
Have you ever noticed the "strange bedfellows" that constitute the Democrat Party these days? Sodomites (who so despise women as to eschew even sex with them), man-hating feminists, the guilt-ridden wealthy, the hate-ridden poor, illegal aliens whose citizenship is never even checked, the ignorant elderly (the smart ones vote Republican), blacks, Hispanics, Asians (who should know better, as the Democrats' policies hurt them as much as anyone), and the "progressively religious," or those who practice a form of Godliness but deny the power thereof.
Somehow, these divergent groups ignore the vast differences between them, and uniformly focus their energies on attacking the Religious Right, those of us who accept God at His word and make His will ours, not ours His.
Would that we could be so united! Instead, judging by the "hate section" of many a Christian bookstore, I notice that we spend quite a bit of time, energy, and money subdividing ourselves into smaller and smaller splinters, each seeking to exclude the other from the fold of Christ. We see Catholics denouncing Protestants, Protestants denouncing Catholics and Mormons, etcetera, etcetera. Yet we all agree so much more than we disagree. Despite differences in interpretation, we all accept the Bible as God's word. We accept it as a guide to living, as a means of judging whether or not we are seeking after good or evil. We accept the very concept of good and evil, and are willing to admit that some things going on in the world today are, indeed, evil.
We need to stop fighting so much amongst ourselves, and unite in the battle for Good.
Our enemies, exploiting this weakness, encourage our petty animosities. They print or broadcast knowingly misleading stories in the media to make us see each other as strange. Let's face facts: To them, we're all weirdos. We believe in a Being who created not only our bodies but the spirits within them. We accept as a given that we belong to Another, that someone else's will supercedes our own. We believe that mankind is inherently flawed, that a Savior had to come rescue us from our own selves. Such a belief, universal in all Christian denominations, even those whose claim to Christianity is sometimes called into question, is anathema to the Left.
Remember that the next time you seek to exclude a brother from the fold. As Jesus Himself said, "He who is not against us, is for us."
We ought to be allies, fighting the true enemy, those who seek to rob us of our right to worship God as He commands. We ought to accept and love as brothers those who proclaim Christ as the Messiah, despite whatever other beliefs they may have. We need not agree in all things to fight beside one another, instead of against one another. We need agree only that the further we drift from Christian values and morality in the public sphere, the more we lose the sanction of God in our national life. This sanction was accepted as a given by our forebears. They knew their cause was right, that God was on their side. They actively sought His favor. So should we.
Let us not waste time fighting those we ought to support. Let us not let denomination stand in the way of unity. Let's focus on what unites all Christians, and while we can and should feel free to discuss our differing points of view, let's not forget the big picture: We accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. We accept that He knows what is just and good better than we do. We accept that the further society drifts from that standard, the worse it will become.
United, we are God's army. With Him behind us, we can't lose.