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How Faith Informs My Politics

Step 1: Establish core theological beliefs based on the Bible. Step 2: Define how the world should be based on these truths. Step 3: Define how the world currently is . Step 4: Offer methods (political policy) that attempt to reconcile how the world is to how it should be. Matthew 6:10 "Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven." As I mention in the video, I may have strong opinions about a certain method or political policy, but I recognize that it is only the means to an end and that other people may also have other good solutions as well. On the other hand, I'm not supporting my ideas on a whim or because I'm loyal to a particular political party. My political polices have deep roots all the way back to my core theological beliefs. Because of this I'm passionate about political and economic policy issues because I want to promote human flourishing in a Biblical way. One more thing I want to add to this topic. I ask people to consider how the world is and ...