One of my denomination’s leaders likes to quip, “A Christian bozo is still a bozo.” His point is that simply claiming the name of Christ doesn’t make one competent to be a brain surgeon, nuclear power operator, plumber, or any of a thousand other skilled professions. And it certainly is not the sole qualification for national leadership. Some of the most outspoken Christians, unfortunately, have turned out to be political “bozos.”
So, when candidates start playing the “Christian” card, I’m not unduly impressed. I’ll vote for the candidate who most closely aligns with the Christian principles I hold dear, but also seems most qualified and competent to effectively work for those principles to be implemented.
Like brain surgery and plumbing, one can have all the right religious and moral convictions, but can he or she work effectively to stop bleeding in the brain or a leak under the sink?
So, what do you think?
