"W.W.J.D." is a popular acronym some Christians find
helpful when faced with ethical decisions. It stands for "What
Would Jesus Do?"
Would Jesus vote for Kevin Craig?
It's hard to imagine Jesus voting for anybody.
Jesus called them to Himself and said to them, "You
know that those who are considered rulers
over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones
exercise authority over them. {43} Yet it shall not
be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among
you shall be your servant. {44} And whoever of you desires
to be first shall be slave of all. {45} "For even the
Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to
give His life a ransom for many."
The word translated "rulers"
comes from the Greek word from which we derive our word
"anarchist." Jesus clearly says His followers are not
to be "archists,"
and that means Christians are to be
"an-archists." This shocks many people, who have
been fooled by "The
Biggest Government Lie in Human History."
Kevin Craig believes that the world would be better off
without "archists."
The world would be better off if nobody ran for public office.
So why is Kevin Craig running for Congress?
- Kevin Craig wants to change the way people think about
capitalism, socialism, violence, personal responsibility,
and above all, Jesus Christ and the Bible.
- Kevin Craig has no illusions about winning. Even if he
were to get his message in front of the more than 100,000
people who would have to switch their vote in order to
change the outcome of the election, most of them don't want to "waste their vote" by not voting for the incumbent, who will almost certainly be re-elected. It would take a "most remarkable
interposition of Providence"
(to use the words of George Washington after capturing
Boston in 1776) to get the necessary number of voters to
change their vote.
- Even if this dramatic change in popular electoral
sentiment were to occur, a legal challenge would doubtless
be initiated the day after Election Day to keep Kevin Craig
from taking the oath of office, on the
same grounds used to deny him a license to practice law
in the State of California.
- Kevin Craig would demand the right to take an
explicitly Christian oath of office, a demand not likely
to be granted.
- If all these unlikely factors were to fall in place, and
Kevin Craig were to assume office, it would be an almost
frightening challenge: to hold political office and still be
a Christian. Can it be done? "I'll cross that bridge
when I come to it," he answers.
next: Campaign Finance, Corruption and
the Oath of Office
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