Here’s my take: Christians should not join political parties.  I’m not saying that it’s sin to be a registered Democrat or an abomination to be sold out to the Republican party, but I am saying that it is not the ideal.

Here’s why:  Parties change.  Their agendas shift, their focus alters, and their causes morph.  On the flip-side the basic values of an orthodox Christian worldview stay the same: Human rights for all stages of life, from conception to natural demise; marriage as a commitment between one man and one woman for one lifetime; mercy and assistance for the helpless and weak, just to name a few of the biggies.  These things and more stay the same.

Therefore, Christians should be values or issues voters rather than simple “party” voters.  Now, for a season it may seem that these values align more with one party than another and you might find yourself aligning quite often with one party over another.  But don’t be deceived things will shift, they will change…that is the very definition of politics.

We should be very cautious about hitching our wagons without reservation to one group or another.  Why?  Because we’ve already hitched our hearts to God the Father through Christ the Son, He should therefore be the driving factor in our decisions.

But then again, Jesus did ride into Jerusalem on a donkey.  Maybe he was trying to tell us something.  I’m just saying…