It's that time again...
I got a call from the GOP a couple days ago to renew my membership to the Republican party. I was considering this time going as an independent. I figured that is the middle path isn't it? But it was the word independent that somehow echoed the sentiment that one could be independent of God and all Christian morality.
It is one thing to be an independent thinker and it is another to be independent of God. We are not supposed to live our lives completely as independent thinkers but we are supposed to harmonize our thinking patterns toward that which pleases God.
As an out of the closet homosexual I certainly have thoughts seemingly independent of God. Or are homosexual thoughts really that independent of God? I prefer to think it is not the homosexual life that is unclean and an abomination to God but it is the promiscuous lifestyle that often accompanies this lifestyle. Any promiscuity and rampant drug use is considered "unclean" and an "abomination" to God. The rampant drug use that heterosexuals also partake in and the flagrant disrespect for Jesus and what he stood for can bee seen in any so called political party.
This made me reconsider my attachment to the republican party of today. It seems to be the only party that carries Christianity as it's banner. Although the Christianity it represent is mostly the coerced imposition and a wrongly interpreted law of Moses especially in light of the advent of the "golden rule" of Jesus (which love one another as Jesus loved us and NOT and eye for an eye.)
Then came this vile piece of hate
I can't imagine how gays can conceive of such hate when most of us gays have suffered persecution all of our lives by the straights homophobes and radical fundamental Christian right who are no closer to the message of Jesus Christ and the grace of the gift of the holy spirit than the godless left. For the gift of God is not given to the self made liberals, independents nor the proud and haughty right wingers who wear Christianity as a cloak and who wield Christianity like a shield of division and a sword of intolerance. But the gift of God is created ONLY within the humble and meek.
Yet as I mentioned the Republicans are the only party that identify generally with Christ and the basic idea of his message.
On this merit alone I have decided to renew my membership to the Republican party. I figure even as a homosexual I can do more good for Christ and the memory of his martyrdom within the church as a full fledged member rather than outside the church as an "independent" or "liberal" thinker.
For the blood of Christ was shed for the sinner not the saint. You would think homosexuals in general would identify with his suffering and stand firmly by his memory and message of love for those born of this freely given spirit but instead we see these graphic displays perverting his sacrifice all to glorify themselves over the glory of God and the unity of the perfect spirit God and given as a "gift" to all that come humbly unto his throne saint and sinner equally. All to sell their sex in pure hypocrisy. I see no other course than to renew my membership to the republican party. Yet I will certainly scrutinize these members and weed out the phonies who simply use the party as a cloak to disguise their hook-ups in the form of unbridled promiscuity.
For without the holy spirit within the value and sanctity of life is of no account.
So yes, Satan is within the Republican party just as the devil is within the Democratic party but Satan is the lesser of two evils and Satan can be resisted and some good can come out of a party that in theory stands by Christ Jesus and the heart of his often misconstrued message of moderation and tolerance.
Peace with God