Democrats and Faith Based Issues

For many evangelicals the idea that someone can be a Christian and a Democrat is a foreign and even impossible concept. But believe it or not, there are faithful Christians in the Democratic party. They are faithful to their convictions on most of the moral and social issues held by their Republican counterparts, but approach these issues from a different perspective.

Faith and politics do mix, but only like vinegar and oil as a salad dressing. If an issue isn't activated by some shaking, the two will separate eventually. It's the same way with political parties. Christians from both parties need to be involved in addressing the major issues of the day such as genocide, AIDS, the war on terror, religious persection, world hunger, and oppression against women and children etc. Politically it shouldn't be an either/or, but a both/and.

The present political polarization should not be along spiritual lines. The real issue should be, that as long as you are a Christian first and a Democrat/Republican second it's really quite alright to work both ends toward a healthy solution for national and world problems.