If government is about social sustainability, sustainable usage of resources, concern for public interest, especially for the marginalized, educating the public toward cultural/social sustainability, etc., then voting pertains to the same issues. Isn't religion interested in the same issues? There's a pietistic movement within Christianity that uses Jesus as a filter in decision making. I decided to use their filter to discern how I should vote.
I recall how Jesus publicly denounced Temple leaders as "a brood of vipers" and "hypocrites". I recall how he was angered by merchants who peddled their wares in the Temple and how he kicked their tables over and chased them out of the Temple.
This exercise has made my voting decision easy for this November. I'm angry enough with the Washington deceivers and moneychangers that I'm going to vote to throw them out.
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The betrayal of Christian values by Republicans in Washington and in the state capitals is so outrageous, so disgusting, and so obvious that every believer should be similarly inclined. I know I am.
If one has fallen into a pattern of seeing things simplistically, polemically, it is difficult to handle complex matters sensibly and sensitively. Black & white logic is seldom applicable for issues are generally too complex and viewpoints too nuanced.
Moral challenges come up that ultimately can be resolved only by personal judgment in consultation with competent counseling. I oppose all abortion, but that doesn't resolve the dilemmas women sometimes find themselves in. Society fails if it cannot provide women alternatives that prevent them from resorting to the ultimate and tragic choice of abortion. Jesus didn't condemn the adulterous woman who was brought before him by mean-minded men. He shamed them for their hypocrisy.