POLITICS HISTORY
AND FAITH
ARTICLE
Today has finally come and the
division is so thick in the air, you
can philosophically cut it with a
knife. I feel for my brethren
today. Many of us have chosen to
side against each other rather
than siding with the truth,
integrity, and conviction. But
after the election results, we (the
Body of Christ) must ask
ourselves, “Who are we?” “What is
our purpose?” “Where does our
ultimate allegiance lie?”
Many people identify with the
left-wing or the right-wing. But
what do these two political
"directions" mean to us? We have
to qualify these labels, so that we
can identify what type(s) of
governance we are actually
supporting, and why. Many of
these political labels are
misnomers, and the
misunderstanding of political .
BY BRIAN GANGES
ideologies and the principles with
which they are associated, causes
a lot of confusion among voters,
especially believers
To simplify things, picture in your
mind the extremes of the left and
right-wing ideologies like you
would an inverse number line.
On the extreme left-wing, there is
the belief that there should be an
authoritarian state, a monarchy,
communism, martial law, or any
form of governance that rules
with 100% Government control,
and 0% individual liberty. On the
extreme right-wing, there is the
polar opposite belief that there
should be zero (0%) Government.
This is total anarchy, and 100%
individual liberty.
The far left-wing and the far
right-wing forms of governance
are too extreme, and no
reasonable American should
want either one of them.
Centrists are in the middle of the
road; hence, they are 50% on the
number line and this is where we
find more of the balance and
trade-offs with big Government
vs. individual liberty. Anyone who
prefers a bigger Federal
Government is left of center to
varying degrees. The further left
you go, the more you support
bigger Government; and anyone
who prefers more individual
liberty is right of center to varying
degrees. The further right you go,
you support more individual
liberty. It’s pretty simple. You just
have to reconcile your own beliefs
and convictions to determine how
much Government and individual
liberty you think is needed for our
society to function properly.