[svcw]

Stopped reading here: The Church itself stays completely out of party politics.

[LukeSW]

Stopped reading here: The Church itself stays completely out of party politics.

Sarcasm noted. Nevertheless, it is true. Every election season, a letter is read in our Church meetings reiterating the Church's neutrality on political parties and campaigns. In addition, any member who is a political candidate is advised to keep Church and politics separate.

Obviously, people tend to vote for so-called "affinity" candidates. But that is true across the political spectrum. That is why education needs to be vastly improved in this country so that all citizens become better informed and better able to assess their own political preferences critically and accurately.