Lets talk ethics: If a Christian believes that murder is wrong, does he only believe that because its what a Christian believes? Of course not. He believes that murder is wrong because such a belief is ethical.
If an ethical person believes in doing good, one should not reject that good because its what the religious also believe.
Furthermore, Jesus believed in the power of government and succumbed to its powers, possibly as a lesson to us all concerning the terrors that could be inflicted by a government that does not obey its own laws.
Jesus believed in government's power. He also believed in doing what was ethical. Put those two together and you have a silent order for us all.
By that argument, you have only further confirmed what I said. Republicans nor Democrats use the government to forward their own ideals even if that requires that they break the 'laws'(i.e. specific powers of the federal government as outlined in the Constitution) of the government.
As a Christian, I can agree with that statement. However, we could ask where this ethical standpoint came from. By natural law inherent in us, given to us by God. However, this does not address the issue of the article, whether Christ would be Republican or Democrat
Furthermore, Jesus believed in the power of government and succumbed to its powers, possibly as a lesson to us all concerning the terrors that could be inflicted by a government that does not obey its own laws.
Typo on my part sorry. What I meant to say was this. By that argument, you have only further confirmed what I said. Republicans nor and Democrats use the government to forward their own ideals even if that requires that they break the 'laws'(i.e. specific powers of the federal government as outlined in the Constitution) of the government. If they break the 'law' (limits within the Constitution) to forward their views, then both are wrong.