Gays, the Buckley Rule and the Glory of God

In the most recent example of pragmatic politics, potential presidential hopeful, Rudy Giuliani, chastised the GOP as needing to “get out of people’s bedrooms” presumably to focus on fiscal conservatism and the economy. In essence, this takes the Buckley/Limbaugh Rule to another level.

It may be stated this way, “In an election year, you only deal with the hot-button issues with which you think you can win a majority of seats in Congress and the White House.” These days, that issue is jobs, jobs, jobs...


So, as a Christian do you follow suit and focus on fiscal policy as you speak, write, and support those whom you think would best serve what you believe are the needs of the country? Well, that’s just it, isn’t it?

What we focus upon displays what we believe to be the most crucial points of needed reform in our society. Is the glory of free-market capitalism more valuable than the glory of God and His righteousness? Do we really believe that we can fix the problems of the nation by tinkering with restraining budgets while we show no restraint in our efforts to redefine what marriage, sex, and family ought to be?

No amount of drilling, investing, borrowing, trading, selling, educating or taxing can alleviate the effects of “Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone.” (Hosea 4:17)

Have we gone too far? Can we find our way back? (Rom. 1:18-32) Upon what or whom is your hope built?

No President or PAC can save this nation. However, the power of the Gospel transforms culture because it transforms people from rebels into sons who want to please their Father.

As the only prophetic voice representing Christ on the planet, it is the Body of Christ, the assembly of the redeemed, who are to speak and advocate what matters most: the righteousness of God, our bankrupt condition without it and His free gift of it in Christ alone.

Righteousness lifts up a nation, not the rate of its capital gains tax. (Prov. 14:34)