Voting Your Faith, Not Your Party

I read an interesting email this week that said, when we die and stand before God, he won't care whether we were Republican or Democrat. What he will care about is whether we chose to support him, including with our vote.

I thought about that a lot. Our nation has become so polarized. We are more interested in identifying with a party instead of with a faith. When Christianity first started, its revolutionary strength was that it was not bound by class or money or slave or master. It made everyone equal in the eyes of God and in the eyes of each other.

We should take that stance as voters. We are not Republican or Democrat. We are Christians. And we should vote in accord with our faith, not according to party.

In that spirit, I came across a great video that spoke to that exactly. It's short and really powerful.

Check it out.

Socialism is Great!

INT. HOUSE – HALLOWEEN NIGHT

Like a 1950’s TV show. JOHNNY, JIMMY and JAMIE enter the house, dressed in Halloween costumes. Johnny has the largest bag of candy, Jimmy’s bag has some candy and Jamie’s bag is completely empty.

The children are greeted by Johnny's mom, GRACIE.

GRACIE
Hi Johnny! Home so soon?

JOHNNY
Yeah! I worked so hard that my bag is full already! I’m halfway to my goal. I'm going to empty it and go back out there.

GRACIE
Who are your friends here?

JOHNNY
Well, I was getting so much candy I asked Jimmy to help me and, if he did, I'd pay him with some of my own candy.

GRACIE
(looks to Jamie)
And who's that?

JOHNNY
That's Jamie. He hasn't gone trick-or-treating yet. I told him that when I go back out, if he helped me, I'd pay him with some of my candy too!

GRACIE
(smiles)
That's nice!

Gracie takes Johnny's bag of candy and dumps it out onto the counter.

 
GRACIE
Well, under Barack Obama's redistribution of candy tax plan I'm going to take about half of your candy.

JOHNNY
What?

GRACIE
Honey, you have so much more than the other boys. You should spread the wealth.

JOHNNY
But I worked hard for that candy. I set a goal of collecting two bags of candy this year.

Grace takes half of the candy.

GRACIE
There!

JOHNNY
(disheartened)
But...

Gracie takes a third of her portion of the candy and gives it to JED, a lumpy boy sitting on the couch watching television.

JOHNNY
Why are you giving Jed my candy? He didn't earn it.

GRACIE
As long as Jed doesn't have any candy we're going to take your candy and give it to him. Don't be so selfish!

JOHNNY
I'm not being selfish. If you keep giving my candy to Jed he'll never go out and get any of his own candy.

GRACIE
So?

JOHNNY
Does that mean you'll always take my candy and give it to him, even if he never even gets off the couch?

GRACIE
Yes!

JOHNNY
Why?

GRACIE
It's called socialism, Johnny. It's the foundation of communist countries like China.

JOHNNY
But I thought we were a capatilistic society?

GRACIE
(rubs his head)
Oh, Johnny, you're so retro.

Frustrated, Johnny looks to Jimmy and Jamie.

JOHNNY
(to Jamie)
Jamie, I'm sorry, but I'm not going to hire you.
(to Jimmy)
Jimmy, I'm sorry, but you're fired. If I keep you both on I'll never meet my goal of two bags of candy this year.

GRACIE
(smiles)
That's the spirit!

She bends down hugs the kids tight, all unhappy.

 
GRACIE
(hugging kids)
Isn't socialism great!

Jed, with a mouth full of candy, raises his hand.

JED
It's awesome!

Gracie smiles brightly. The kids sour.

THE END

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