Elections

Democrats made massive gains in Tuesday's elections, regaining control of the House and possibly of the Senate. I am a Republican. At least that is the way I have voted in every election I have voted in since I was elgible to vote. But I am not overly dismayed by Tuesday's elections.

The Republican party has not really lived up to it's contract with Christian America. Is the country really any different today than it was at the close of the Clinton administration? Republican moral failures, mishandling of the war in Iraq, and failure to make any significant gains on moral issues have left me wondering if there isn't a middle ground.

Maybe Democrats' gains in this election will cause a new dialogue to take place in America in which we can truly value life, both by securing the lives of the unborn and protecting the sanctity of marriage while at the same time encouraging mother's with unwanted pregnancies, supporting adoption programs, getting teens out of the cycle of poverty and poor education, and showing unconditional love to those wrestling with issues of their sexuality. In short, I renounce my claim to being a Republican. Neither am I a Democrat or an independent. I am a follower of Jesus Christ, and I want to see His truth and His love balanced and lived out in the social and political sphere. I will make a difference where I can and elect men and women whom I believe will try to make the world a better place, not who have a certain political label.