Jesus VS the Modern-Day Democrat Machine

It astonishes me that so many Christians are turning a blind eye to the evil threatening their neighbors today. Many are presenting a poor witness to the watching world by refusing to use their God-given power to protect both their neighbors and the least of these. As I recently explained in Voting and the Parable of the Good Samaritan: "By refusing to use their God-given power to oppose the profound and objective evil threatening their neighbors — whom Jesus commanded them to love — they are much like the priest who ignored the suffering man on the road in the Parable of the Good Samaritan.""By refusing to use their God-given power to oppose the profound and objective evil threatening their neighbors — whom Jesus commanded them to love — they are much like the priest who ignored the suffering man on the road in the Parable of the Good Samaritan." This parallels American Christian adults who choose to abstain from voting or cast ineffective and powerless third-party votes in 2024. By following this course of action, they squander their power while congratulating themselves on their supposed moral stance in refusing to vote for a flawed candidate like Trump. This is a failure to protect the neighbors whom they've been commanded to love, but it’s even worse when some Christians go as far as to actively use their vote and voice to advance the objective and profound evil of the Harris and Walz campaign. Josh Klein and I have thoroughly discussed these issues (see A Moral Obligation to Vote for an Immoral Candidate and An Open Letter to Never Trump Friends). I encourage you to explore these documents, but in the meantime, consider this argument for why it is impossible for an informed and consistent Christ follower to vote for Harris and Walz: 1- If person X chooses to use their power to advance the evil of person Y, then person X is actively advancing evil (they are in sin).2- The murder of unborn humans with no limits to birth (and infanticide), the sexual mutilation of confused children, and Marxism are all instances of some of the greatest evil on the planet today (Matt 23:23-24).3- The modern-day Democrat machine—including Harris and Walz—advances the murder of unborn humans with no limits to birth (and sometimes infanticide), the sexual mutilation of confused children, and Marxism.4- Therefore, the modern-day Democrat machine—including Harris and Walz—is advancing some of the greatest evil on the face of the planet today.5- Therefore, if person X chooses to use their power (one vote and a voice) to advance the evil of the modern-day Democrat machine—including a vote for Harris and Walz—then person X is actively advancing some of the greatest evil on the face of the planet today (they are in sin). Lest one make the mistake of responding with “but neither side is perfect,” or “both platforms include evil policies,” consider the words of Jesus when confronting the religious leaders and politicians of the day. Always start with the words of Christ! Matthew 23: 23-24 provides a good example (note that Jesus was not always “nice”):

23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.”

According to Jesus, not all moral laws are of equal weight. Jesus spoke of weightier matters of the law in Matthew 23:23. And the least of these, Matthew 5:19. And the greatest commandment, Matthew 22:36. He told Pilate that Judas had committed the greater sin, John 19:11.” Think about the “weightier” or “more important matters of the law” and modern-day America. Politicians today are more concerned about the consequences of using plastic drinking straws than placing restrictions on abortion (killing millions of innocent human beings) and actually advocate for it in many cases. What do you think Jesus would say to these politicians or those who vote for them? (Note the use of the word “hypocrite” above!) Some Christians, however, believe they need to keep praying about voting for a candidate who isn’t always “nice—even though he fights against the mass-murder of babies (not to mention fighting against Marxism which is arguably the greatest evil to ever hit the planet, critical theory, sex reassignment surgery on children, “drag queen story hour” for little kids, etc). Christians: You ought to use all of your God-given power to actively oppose the evil advanced by Harris and Walz (this requires a vote for Trump and Vance), but it is simply impossible for an informed and consistent follower of Christ to use his or her power to advance the wickedness advanced by the modern-day Democrat machine. Stay reasonable (Isaiah 1:18) and love your neighbor (Gal 5:14), Dr. Tim Stratton