I was raised a Christian.
In my book, that should be all that’s necessary to be said.
The fundamental principles are all there. Do unto others as you would have them
do unto you. Feed the hungry. Heal the sick. Shelter the homeless. Do good to
those who would harm you.
Of course, my friends all know that I’m not a Christian. I
found ‘faith’ to be a convenient excuse for avoiding responsibility. I found
the Bible to be an old book that had some good things in it but banked largely
on people’s superstitions and formed the foundation for massive corporations
that strip people of their humanity by promising them eternal happiness.
But that didn’t change what makes good people. Do
unto others as you would have them do unto you. Feed the hungry. Heal the sick.
Shelter the homeless. Do good to those who would harm you.
While I find the terms ‘liberal’ and ‘conservative’ to have
absolutely nothing to do with the actual actions of people classified in those
camps, the Christian principles that I was raised on far more closely align
with the so-called left than the right wing.
The coming election is not about who lied or who was a
better person or who should go to jail. If we had objective and rational
voters, there would be a different slate of candidates running. I will simply
weigh every word that issues from the mouths of the candidates and their
supporters and their platform against those five principles.
And vote ‘liberal’ in November.
Had company while I was eating breakfast and composing this statement this morning.
