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Monday 27 August 2012

Helping a victim is good. But isn’t trying to avoid people becoming victims better still? The truth is that Jesus didn’t explicitly say anything about what his followers should vote for or try to accomplish by means of government. They lived in a dictatorship, and so unless they were to take up arms and violently take over (something that Jesus seems to have opposed and which has not consistently proven an effective means of social change in the past), then their options are to expect God to do something, or to live in such a way as to present a challenge to society. Jesus’ followers in fact did both, although not always to equal extents. But it does not merely seem perverse to suggest that, because Jesus didn’t say how Christians should use their influence in a democracy, therefore they shouldn’t use it. It also seems hypocritical, when those who take such a stance when it comes to addressing poverty, employment, and access to health care, nevertheless are happy to use their vote to influence society in other ways and in other areas. “Jesus Taught Generosity and Charity, Not Government Assistance”

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