Author: Richard Miller
Publisher: Xulon Press
Title: Why Christians Don’t Vote for Democrats
Genre: Nonfiction
There is a vast economic and political difference between secular communism and secular democracy. It is not our intention to study the complexity of this difference, but to keep in mind the frightening similarities causing alarm for Christians in America. What American slavery is to racism, secular communism is to secular democracy. There is a vast difference in degree and form between slavery and racism, but a similar racial prejudice. There is a vast difference in degree and form between secular communism and secular democracy, but a similar religious prejudice. This similarity is a prejudice against religion in general, and Christians in particular.
[...] Not all Democrats, not all secular Democrats, are prejudiced against religion. With this exception to the description acknowledged, hereafter the term secular Democrat refers to those secular Democrats who are prejudiced against Christians.
Richard Miller translates “Christian speak into political speak” and makes a real effort to communicate with a group that doesn’t understand him and doesn’t seem to want to try. The modern Democratic party is perplexed by Bible-believing Christians, and has been for years. From calling us “poor, uneducated and easy to command” to Senator Tom Harkin comparing Christian broadcasters to the Taliban, it’s clear that they don’t understand or like Christians.
Miller tries to explain, in a non-judgemental manner and with a minimum of Christian jargon, the mainstream Christian point of view. He’s not affiliated with a political party, but since two of his three daughters are Democrats, and his other daughter and wife are Republican, he’s the man in the middle. He’s not advocating a partisan political view in this book, he’s explaining the Christian view as applied to American politics. He gently explains, with very clear examples and analogies, why “Christian America shuns the Democratic Party, not just for this election, but also for every election to come.”
Miller writes on a variety of topics including how Christians both pay for public schools which promote a “cesspool culture,” and also pay parochial school tuition, to how journalists write inaccurately about Christianity because they have so little familiarity with it. (Remember the Falwell “assault ministry” versus “a salt ministry” quote?) He addresses the fact that one third of our government – the Supreme Court – has been permitted to attain supreme status over the other two thirds.
This is a book that Christians will enjoy, because it clearly states many mainstream points of view in a very concise and quotable way. It’s great fodder for political discussions with the Democrats you know, and because he states his case gently and doesn’t take gratuitous slams at Democrats, it’s very effective. It’s a book that will enrage those who meet Miller’s definition of “secular Democrat” because the Christian point of view is so abhorrent to them. I would rate this book a 4, because it is a wonderful example of how Christians can engage an adversarial and frequently hostile culture with this verse in mind:
But dedicate your lives to Christ as Lord. Always be ready to defend your confidence in God when anyone asks you to explain it. However, make your defense with gentleness and respect. Keep your conscience clear. Then those who treat the good Christian life you live with contempt will feel ashamed that they have ridiculed you.
(1 Peter 3:15-16)
Reviewed for Active Christian Media
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Laura Curtis is a web developer and master certified computer trainer in New Orleans.
This article at this link shows why Christians shouldn’t vote Republican either.
http://www.constitutionparty.org/news.php?aid=271
No, I’m not too keen on them either, to tell you the truth. They aren’t conservative anymore. Bush’s immigration policy is a disgrace – he’s pushing for a North American Union, the earmarks in Congress are a disgrace… there’s a lot there to not like. But while I like the Constitution Party for most of its ideals, and have given money to them that in the past would have gone to the Repubs, I can’t give them my vote. While I don’t like the fact that the current war is largely undefined, I believe that Iran has been waging war on us since 1979 and that we are foolish indeed not to wage it back in some way. And according to my reading of their platform, the CP would have us bring the troops home now and… what? So far as I can see, wait while the threat grows and more attacks come. If they have a plan to deal with these enemies, I’d like to know about it.
I would much prefer to just openly, constitutionally, declare war on Iran and any other terror sponsoring states. I think we should openly say that radical Islamists, in whatever country they hide, or in the case of Iran, rule, are the enemy and we will kill them. But that doesn’t seem to be an option on any party’s platform.
I usually vote just independent because there seems to be so much about politics on both sides that I consider bad. But I believe that Christians should vote based on how the politican\’s actions stand against the Bible. I know it is popular for a Christian to vote Republican if you are in the church, but on Christian Connect- [removed - Ed.], it was pointed out that as God\’s people, we have been given authroity and we should do it to vote for a just person, not because of party affiliations.
[Gina, I appreciate the comment, but since there is no such article on your dating site, I removed the links. If such an article actually exists, and this comment was not spam, please link to it. But I looked and found nothing like that pointed out at all.]
Whether or not Gina’s comment was spam, as I believe it was, I still agree with the sentiment she expressed – we should not vote solely because of party affliation.