Can we talk about the disconnect between Christianity and our political party?
I want to respect everyone's political alignment. It won over your allegiance for reasons that felt good, and it shows that you care about how you are treated. There are definitely pros and cons to every political side. If I had my way, I would get everyone to pick Libertarian just to see how it feels for 4 years. And to be fair, I am not putting down a political party. I legit have no idea where this disconnect is between Christian beliefs and Republican beliefs. But there is a disconnect, and it hurts my head trying to make it make sense. The Republican Party has always been keen on siding with God and his laws. We love the tradition of the church and ancient laws. I was raised to believe that the God-fearing humans were red and the transgressors were blue. But now it is 2024, and I can't follow that logic anymore. We have this book of Proverbs that instructs us to be gentle, forgiving, peace-making, observant of those who are hurting, and integrity-filled, but we h...