This post is reproduced with the permission of the blogger commoniowan at the Iowa Defense Alliance.
Much has been during this year’s presidential race in regards to the role that devout Christians should play in the political realm. Some people have made the claim that people with a foundation of religious belief should not be placed in a position of power. Most of these people are atheists that think our religion is nothing more than a “silly superstition”. (Of course we know the truth that they refuse to see.) They want to relegate us to the churches; they want to keep us out of leadership roles. They believe us to be mentally unstable because we believe in “fairy tales”.
We have even been called evil because we believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman. Because we believe homosexuality is a sin we are spurned as extremist hate mongers. Our love for all humans both born and unborn is viewed as extreme by the godless. Because we want to save the world from eternal damnation we are called crazy.
These kinds of attacks are leveled at Christian believers from all sides and from a diverse group of people. In a recent interview with former Democratic Presidential candidate Mike Gravel a reporter made the comment that Sarah Palin’s positions on abortion are extreme because she did not believe abortion should be legal, even in the case of rape or incest. Think about this attack. Sarah Palin was attacked because she believed that an unborn child has a right to life. I don’t see this as extreme; I see this as compassionate to an innocent life.
During the primary season we saw former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee attacked because he was also a former Baptist Minister. There were many cases of bigotry against Huckabee because of his religion. Many people leveled the charge of religious bigot against Mike. It seems that if you have a faith in anything other than our government you are labeled a whack job. If you are a devout Christian they attack you. Look at the attacks that WHO Radio personality Steve Deace has to put up with on a daily basis. If you read the various Iowa conservative blogs you are going to come across someone calling him one name or another.
What these people that level their charges against do not realize is that by unleashing their venomous comments and attacks against Christian believers, they are becoming what they attack. They become the bigots for attacking those of faith. They become crazy because their hatred and anger become all consuming. Their attacks become illogical and ill aimed. They become cynical and weak. They can no longer see the truth that is out there. It is then up to us to bring them to the truth and the light.
I believe that it is the duty of every true Christian out there to get involved in the political realm. We need to protect our faith and our beliefs from the onslaught of the minions of darkness. If we do not get involved we will see our ability to exercise our religion and our beliefs slowly chipped away. If we abandon the political realm how long is it before our government mandates that all churches must perform same sex marriages. How long will it be before our beliefs are regulated? How long would it be before the government tells us what can and can’t be taught in our churches? This is why people of faith need to get involved in the political realm. To protect our freedoms and prevent government mandated immorality.
I suppose that if my beliefs make me a bigot then I will wear the term proudly. I can do this because through my faith I know what is right and I know what is wrong. I would rather be called a religious bigot for my beliefs than spend an eternity in the lake of fire to be politically correct. So can you look at the recent news coverage and tell me who the true religious bigot is?
