How Would Jesus Vote?
[print] [email] I think this is a great topic and it’s understandable that people who love Jesus would ponder this at election time. I have gotten some interesting insights when considering this question of how Jesus would vote. In the first place, I don’t think Jesus would ever allow his political position to be known. Jesus fully understood his own power. One of the greatest powers of all is the power of influence. Knowing that humans would take the easy path of having Jesus make all of their decisions for them without thinking these things through for themselves, I think he would keep his political opinions to himself. I’m not suggesting that most of us should do that, but I think that the Pope, for instance, should keep his politics to himself. Religious leaders should never endorse political candidates; this whole election has really driven home for me the wisdom of the separation of church and state. Clearly, Jesus calls us to learn how to think – not what to think. When we all b
