Would Jesus Vote? (A Brief Tirade)

Today was an election day here in the good 'ole U.S. of A. and many flocked to the voting stations to vote for "their” candidate. However, two days prior to this, churches and their pulpits all over the U.S. took this opportunity to express their opinions about who we (I mean Christians) should vote for or why voting such and such way is far better than this other way. Sermons are sprinkled with political rhetoric and suggestions on who to vote for and why that matters.

I will never understand why Churches (and pastors of certain churches) in the U.S. take it upon themselves to direct their flocks in the ways of politics. What does Jesus have to do with American politics? And why do these "faith-based agendas" saturate the church scene in the U.S. prior to election Tuesdays? With all due respect to those who think politics and Christianity go hand in hand, I beg to differ.

It is usually these "faith-based agendas" that call certain Christians into question about their "genuine Christianity" if they do not vote for a particular political party line. Moreover, this same agenda sets the stage; it seems, for certain Christians to vote for a candidate simply because he or she holds to a certain moral issue in a certain light (or way). Surely, politics and the roles of our leaders stretch beyond the "merely moral" platform. There is more, it would seem, to their jobs than only moral issues. While I am not questioning the "right" of these "faith-based agendas" to promote who they support, I do think that pushing this agenda on other Christians and placing a false guilt on any Christian who does not vote within the parameters of the "agenda" is wrong.

Here's a newsflash people . . . Christianity is not about American politics!!

[Having said enough . . . he steps down from his "soap box" and goes about his daily chores]