Republican and Christianity

[Gotrek]

I'm not to sure if a political question is allowed in this forum but i would really like an answer to my question. So if it's not okay just delete it.

I hope there are some Christians from the USA in this forum who can answer my question.

How come that the Republican party is known as the pro Christian party when so many policies directly contradict a lot of the teachings of Jesus Christ?

I really don't want to offend anybody with my question, it's just something i can't find the answer on my own.

[watchinginawe]

I'm not to sure if a political question is allowed in this forum but i would really like an answer to my question. So if it's not okay just delete it.

I hope there are some Christians from the USA in this forum who can answer my question.

How come that the Republican party is known as the pro Christian party when so many policies directly contradict a lot of the teachings of Jesus Christ?

I really don't want to offend anybody with my question, it's just something i can't find the answer on my own.

Gotrek, this is mainly a result of identification of the Republican party (at least in the many recent years) with conservative cultural issues. I will help you out with what I know of it, but that is not to mean that what I write really identifies the beliefs of a political party or one who affiliates with either.

If one were to distill it to the purest form (and this is just in my opinion), the republicans are seen as "pro-family", respecting the integrity of the traditional family in marriage as the best "vehicle" for society and one that matches the Judeo-Christian values; while the democrats are seen as not valueing or respecting the boundaries of the family as an integral part of society. For example, republicans would be more likely to support "parental notification" issues while democrats might see certain instances of that, like in contraception and abortion, as intrusive.

I hope this helps.

[Free Indeed]

How come that the Republican party is known as the pro Christian party when so many policies directly contradict a lot of the teachings of Jesus Christ?

The Republican Party is, obviously, no more pro-Christian than any other party. It is a political organization, and like all political parties, tries to use the biases of the masses to their own advantage in getting votes.

[Reynolds357]

The Republican Party is, obviously, no more pro-Christian than any other party. It is a political organization, and like all political parties, tries to use the biases of the masses to their own advantage in getting votes.

All good Christians are pro-murder of the unborn and pro-gay marriage. Its the duty of all Christians to promote murdering innocent babies and state sanctioning abomination. That is what the "Christians" in the Democrat party seem to think anyway. I had told you in another thread that I would support Romney when hell froze over. What I saw last night is equal to hell freezing over. Obama being praised as "the rainbow warrior" was enough for me.

[Jeanne D]

Let me put it this way, as I see it I have no choice but to vote for the candidate who upholds what the Bible I believe says. That happens to be Republican (presidential) candidates thus far. If a Democratic candidate is pro-life and pro-traditional marriage, then I'd be happy to vote for him/her, but that hasn't happened.

It's just the way it's been.

Jeanne

[slightlypuzzled]

I'm not to sure if a political question is allowed in this forum but i would really like an answer to my question. So if it's not okay just delete it.

I hope there are some Christians from the USA in this forum who can answer my question.

How come that the Republican party is known as the pro Christian party when so many policies directly contradict a lot of the teachings of Jesus Christ?

I really don't want to offend anybody with my question, it's just something i can't find the answer on my own.

As you can see, there is some dissent, even answering such a direct question as yours. Identifying politics with religion is a great American past time, but one that is dangerous if Christians let it stand at face value. This has been true for the last hundred years or so. During that time, both parties could lay claim to certain sectors of the American Christian populace. Now, since the Vietnam war, the Democratic party, which was usually just as conservative at times as the Republican, has gradually moved to the left of the political spectrum. It is a fact that during the Carter years many Christians were swayed by Carter's Christian stances on personal points, but during his administration it became clear that he was a little more liberal than most Christians felt comfortable with. As a result, during the Reagan years the Evangelical Christian movement supported Reagan in a very vocal manner. Since then, most Christians have felt more at home with the Republican party than with the more liberal Democrats.
Personally, I hate to see so many identify with a party this way because they can turn depending on candidates and issues. But, and more importantly, Jesus Christ is our center of life, freedom and hope. It is in Him that we seek our future, and we must never, ever forget it. We are Christians first, and americans second.

[Free Indeed]

Its the duty of all Christians to promote murdering innocent babies....

This is precisely what the "Christian" republicans did by supporting W.

[Jeanne D]

This is precisely what the "Christian" republicans did by supporting W.

How do figure that? Bush wasn't pro-abortion.

Jeanne

[slightlypuzzled]

How do figure that? Bush wasn't pro-abortion.

Jeanne

Yeah....it was his wife....Laura?. I think that's the one, I can never keep them straight; it's like a garden of Bushs or something... But she was the 'liberal' one that came out for 'pro-choice', I think...

[dan]

Yeah....it was his wife....Laura?. I think that's the one, I can never keep them straight; it's like a garden of Bushs or something... But she was the 'liberal' one that came out for 'pro-choice', I think...

So, GW is the one that stacked the Supreme Court so Roe v Wade could be overturned!

Since a certain lawsuit has now been filed, it soon will be.

Amen.

Praise God for giving us George W. Bush!

Also, the murder of babies by abortion is the platform plank of two parties: Democrat and Libertarian.

Murder is also promoted by the Democrat plank of gun control.

[A Seeker]

So, GW is the one that stacked the Supreme Court so Roe v Wade could be overturned!

Since a certain lawsuit has now been filed, it soon will be.

Amen.

Praise God for giving us George W. Bush!

Also, the murder of babies by abortion is the platform plank of two parties: Democrat and Libertarian.

Murder is also promoted by the Democrat plank of gun control.

Funny enough, they'd probably say the same in reverse!

Slightly puzzled gave it a good, reasoned, reasonable answer.
Whatever. Thread moving to contro in 5,4,3...

[BrianW]

How come that the Republican party is known as the pro Christian party when so many policies directly contradict a lot of the teachings of Jesus Christ?

Which policies of the republican platform directly contradict the teachings of our Lord and Savior?

[Christ Warrior]

I'm not to sure if a political question is allowed in this forum but i would really like an answer to my question. So if it's not okay just delete it.

I hope there are some Christians from the USA in this forum who can answer my question.

How come that the Republican party is known as the pro Christian party when so many policies directly contradict a lot of the teachings of Jesus Christ?

I really don't want to offend anybody with my question, it's just something i can't find the answer on my own.

It's usually because of the issues of abortion and homosexual marriage. There are other reasons that many evangelicals vote Republican, yet those are the big two.

[Reynolds357]

This is precisely what the "Christian" republicans did by supporting W.

What did "W" do to further the homosexual agenda?

[Reynolds357]

Yeah....it was his wife....Laura?. I think that's the one, I can never keep them straight; it's like a garden of Bushs or something... But she was the 'liberal' one that came out for 'pro-choice', I think...

When we are talking about 43, he gave us pro-life S.C.O.T.U.S. judges and that is ALL that is actually important from the chief executive.