It is no use merely replacing one political regime with another.
If the motivation is ideological rather than spiritual then the result will be the same.
And that is a victory by force.
What is needed is a more spiritual approach.
An approach that embraces the concerns of both sides of politics.
A conciliatory approach rather than an adversarial approach.
But this is not to say that we should compromise our principles.
Some things are not negotiable.
And our reasons should be made clear.
One size fits all is not equality.
And this is because income and wealth are not equal.
Jesus said that you cannot serve two masters: God and money.
So the progressive initiatives so hated by right-wing politics cannot be compromised.
It must be made clear to the Religious Right that their hard-line anti-Socialist views are non-Biblical.
The Old Testament prophets invariably supported the poor and the needy.
They did not demonize them and blame them for their own misfortune.
The idea that the Right is good merely because it is right-wing is erroneous.
And the worship of money and power is bankrupt.
So abandon your Prosperity Theology.
And return to the teachings of Jesus.
Good news for the poor and the oppressed.
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