This is why this election is important, and this is why understanding a Christian theory of government is critical. The progressive trends are dangerous and must be reversed. I am not supporting one political party over another. To do so in this forum would be an abuse of my office and wrong. But to ignore today's political realities would likewise be wrong.
Christian truth has much to say about political things.
It is my duty, as issues arise, to address those issues from the pulpit. No one candidate or party fits them exactly. We will attempt to outline them below. There are Biblical passages that have over time been translated into civil institutions and laws which compose our American way of life. Most of the churches, covering a wide spectrum from Roman Catholic promotion of toleration in colonial Maryland to Baptist and Methodist inclusion of the common people on the frontier, contributed to our democratic institutions.