Some years ago I read an article which claimed that is Jesus were to apply for a job at a university he would be rejected because he lacks all the qualifications. No degrees, nothing published and so on. As a non-Christian I am going to stick my neck out on this one. I think Jesus would be neither a Democrat nor a Republican but a Liberal. I say this because my perception of a Divine Being is one who is full of love, compassion, respect and understanding. In my view Jesus embodies all these and more.
The Democrats and the Republicans can boast of none of these positive attributes. Their politics is all about the self and power.
I think that Jesus, as a person full of love and understanding, would choose not to legislate on issues like abortion. There are several moral and social issues that can not be resolved by law. It needs education and understanding. Each case of abortion is unique and only the mother can determine what she needs to do. You cannot have a blanket law that treats every case with the same whip. Jesus would also be against capital punishment because I think Jesus was against revenge. To any compassionate person the idea that justice means revenge would be abhorrent. Justice to Jesus would mean reformation.
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