A good candidate for President should support basic human rights as defined in the Bible. These are the rights to life, marriage and family, work, ownership of property, privacy, due process when accused of crime (a fair and honest trial) and freedom to worship God. Any politician who endorses or enables oppression, cruelty or unwarranted violence* or who would deny anyone their basic human rights should not themselves be endorsed.
* I believe the federal Government has the right to wage a just war in the protection of its citizens, as well as to administer capital punishment to confessed and convicted murderers. All this would be warranted violence.
Specifically, Christians should support candidates (and legislation) that are anti-abortion, anti-eugenics (anti-embryonic stem cell research), anti-human cloning and anti-euthanasia; pro-traditional (man and woman only) marriage; pro-parental authority; pro-business and the free market as well as those who support fair, non-discriminatory labor laws; equitable and fair taxation (which would require limiting entitlement programs, minimizing the “Welfare State”, as well as balancing the budget), less surveillance of citizens (less “Big Brother“), reform of the courts and legal system and an end to restriction on public worship and expressions of belief in God.
I believe these are Biblical guidelines for selecting the best candidate for our next president. Over all, the best candidate will have a track record of being both a social and an economic conservative, as well as being on record as supporting a conservative social and economic agenda when elected.
I originally posted this article on Tuesday, November 13. 2007. I have amended it slightly. It is still my position. It means I will definitely not be voting for Democratic Party candidates. I do not think all Republicans pass muster either, on some of these issues. Voting is a duty and privilege which I will not throw away, so I will cast my vote for the Republicans, as the best choices available.
