I agree.Edwards has often cited religion as a part of his politics, frequently linking his efforts to fight poverty as a matter of morality. But he warned against using faith as a political strategy.
"If it is being used as a tool to garner votes, to convince people they should support one political party or the other, I think that is a huge mistake," Edwards said. "I believe with every fiber of my being that God is not a Democrat or a Republican and does not support either party."
I am also in the process of completely re-evaluating my political and voting philosophy. I started out, as an 18-year-old, as a single-issue voter. I only voted for people who were pro-life, without regard for any of their other political views or experience or abilities to manage money and write good laws.
In the past 5 years, I've begun to reconsider the wisdom of this approach. So far, I haven't found a political party that I can embrace whole-heartedly, and I've read all the major and many of the minor, third-party material. I can't seem to find any party that values good stewardship, which for me encompasses fiscal responsibility, our natural resources, human life and the livelihoods of our people, and our reputation and influence on the world stage.
So I'm still trying to figure all this out for myself. But for now, I know for sure that God is not a Democrat. Nor is He a Republican. He is God and is far far far above all that -- he controls the hearts of kings and directs them where He wills. The Bible never says, "but only if that king is a pro-life Republican."
