Politics is the art of a leader encouraging people to follow him, and often the art of encouraging people to hate the opponents of the leader. The goal of politics is to control something. to gain power. Religion is, at best, the antidote to the hateful part of this and the excessive pursuit of power. Jesus told us to love our enemies and help others. This is part of the religion government needs to soften the worst aspects of politics.
Today there are leaders who incite us to hate the other half of America. Yet we all love our children and want them to grow up in a country that allows them to thrive, be free and healthy. are listening to different leaders. Both leaders take a one-sided view and claim that they are the only good people.
Is Jesus today a liberal or a conservative? How can you be sure? The political positions we have today did not exist when Jesus was alive. What is clear is that Jesus said not to hate anyone. I believe that leaders who incite hatred toward their opponents are not following the path Jesus preached.
When people want to turn their religious beliefs into laws and force others to follow them, they are not preaching religion. Religion gives us a very simple message. Whenever possible, treat others with love and kindness instead of hate, and try to control them.
What we can do as voters is to ask ourselves if our leaders encourage us to hate our opponents or to listen and try to understand them.
Richard Thomas
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