Ok, I had to go there sometime

I was a tiny bit surprised (but not completely) and hugely excited to hear that the author of one of my favorite books, and a person who truly lives his faith out in so many ways, had been chosen to give the benediction at the Democratic National Convention. I have become emotionally invested in this election, and it is so offensive and hurtful to me when I hear Christians say, "You can't be a true Christian and vote for a Democrat." That statement is hurtful because it directly puts my own faith into question, implying that my commitment to following Christ is somehow less authentic or "misguided." I fully believe that God is not a Republican...or a Democrat. He is not partisan, and he certainly would not support belittling others' beliefs or attacking a person's character in a very un-Christlike way, as so many politicians do. He does, however, demand that we love the unloved and hate injustice.

This particular election is crucial to these demands because, in the last 8 years, the gap in wealth and resources in the U.S. has become wider than it has EVER been in this country. That is injustice. A mother who is honestly working two minimum-wage jobs to feed her children but still struggles to make ends meet or obtain health insurance for them - that is injustice. A school in south Oklahoma City that is literally falling apart and struggling to teach algebra to its students because they are more concerned with not getting gunned down in a gang fight - that is injustice. I will get off my soap box, but I have posted Don Miller's benediction above. These words are not Republican, or Democratic - they are human.