[Springfield Reformer]

People who share a common moral worldview can work together for many good things, and FR is a great example of that. We affirm a belief in God because that relates to being conservative; our natural rights are the basis for our conservative views and they derive directly from our belief in the Creator who endows us with those rights.

But as a Christian, we cannot be shy about what our Founder taught. He has made it clear that personal, individual salvation cannot occur apart from Him:

John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

So if you find Christianity insufficiently inclusive, you cannot blame the sheep; you must blame the Shepherd.

But FR is not Christianity. It is an association of people who have a shared set of beliefs that directly impact the governance of the nation. Christianity exemplifies many of those beliefs, but because God’s law is the law everywhere and all the time, many who are not Christian have the same views and public policy objectives, and that’s a good thing.

[Zeneta]

Very well stated.

[donna]

But, still, the bottom line:

Matthew 12:30
“He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who does not gather with Me scatters.”

[mnehring]

But FR is not Christianity. It is an association of people who have a shared set of beliefs that directly impact the governance of the nation. Christianity exemplifies many of those beliefs, but because God’s law is the law everywhere and all the time, many who are not Christian have the same views and public policy objectives, and that’s a good thing.

Well said. I gladly stand next to any Jew, Mormon, Hindu, Sikh, or Atheist (or whatever) who holds the same limited government, pro individual, pro life values I do.