ah, touche'!
Yes, unfortunately, as you hear financial counselors give their "past performance is not indicative of future prospects" disclaimer, so is true of mere "affiliations." But as I said, I take into consideration the "other-worldly commitments" (or lack thereof) of candidates into consideration...even when their affiliation is "orthodox."
I think God purposely raises up folks to "shame" the empty orthodox folks.
The Samaritans weren't total heretics on everything...but we have "The Good Samaritan" parable in Scripture for a reason...Scripture does give examples of what you might call "God-fearers" (folks outside of Israel in the OT & Judeo-Christianity in the NT) who still respected God.
Still, we have folks who are openly militating vs. Christianity and its standards; it's those folks who I can't bring to vote for.
Luke 10:25-3725. On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
26. "What is written in the Law?" he replied. "How do you read it?"
27. He answered: "`Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind' ; and, `Love your neighbor as yourself.' "
28. "You have answered correctly," Jesus replied. "Do this and you will live."
29. But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"
30. In reply Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead.
31. A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.
32. So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
33. But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him.
34. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him.
35. The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. `Look after him,' he said, `and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.'
36. "Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?"
37. The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him." Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise."
Leviticus 21:10-12
10. "`The high priest, the one among his brothers who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and who has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair become unkempt or tear his clothes.
11. He must not enter a place where there is a dead body. He must not make himself unclean, even for his father or mother,
12. nor leave the sanctuary of his God or desecrate it, because he has been dedicated by the anointing oil of his God. I am the LORD.
Numbers 5:1-2
1. The LORD said to Moses,
2. "Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone who has an infectious skin disease or a discharge of any kind, or who is ceremonially unclean because of a dead body.
Numbers 6:1-6
1. The LORD said to Moses,
2. "Speak to the Israelites and say to them: `If a man or woman wants to make a special vow, a vow of separation to the LORD as a Nazirite,
3. he must abstain from wine and other fermented drink and must not drink vinegar made from wine or from other fermented drink. He must not drink grape juice or eat grapes or raisins.
4. As long as he is a Nazirite, he must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine, not even the seeds or skins.
5. "`During the entire period of his vow of separation no razor may be used on his head. He must be holy until the period of his separation to the LORD is over; he must let the hair of his head grow long.
6. Throughout the period of his separation to the LORD he must not go near a dead body.
Numbers 9:1-12
1. The LORD spoke to Moses in the Desert of Sinai in the first month of the second year after they came out of Egypt. He said,
2. "Have the Israelites celebrate the Passover at the appointed time.
3. Celebrate it at the appointed time, at twilight on the fourteenth day of this month, in accordance with all its rules and regulations."
4. So Moses told the Israelites to celebrate the Passover,
5. and they did so in the Desert of Sinai at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. The Israelites did everything just as the LORD commanded Moses.
6. But some of them could not celebrate the Passover on that day because they were ceremonially unclean on account of a dead body. So they came to Moses and Aaron that same day
7. and said to Moses, "We have become unclean because of a dead body, but why should we be kept from presenting the LORD's offering with the other Israelites at the appointed time?"
8. Moses answered them, "Wait until I find out what the LORD commands concerning you."
9. Then the LORD said to Moses,
10. "Tell the Israelites: `When any of you or your descendants are unclean because of a dead body or are away on a journey, they may still celebrate the LORD's Passover.
11. They are to celebrate it on the fourteenth day of the second month at twilight. They are to eat the lamb, together with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
12. They must not leave any of it till morning or break any of its bones. When they celebrate the Passover, they must follow all the regulations.
Numbers 19:11
"Whoever touches the dead body of anyone will be unclean for seven days.
Numbers 19:13
Whoever touches the dead body of anyone and fails to purify himself defiles the LORD's tabernacle. That person must be cut off from Israel. Because the water of cleansing has not been sprinkled on him, he is unclean; his uncleanness remains on him.
Numbers 19:16
"Anyone out in the open who touches someone who has been killed with a sword or someone who has died a natural death, or anyone who touches a human bone or a grave, will be unclean for seven days.
Haggai 2:13
Then Haggai said, "If a person defiled by contact with a dead body touches one of these things, does it become defiled?" "Yes," the priests replied, "it becomes defiled."