Are There Differences Between the Parties

To a FB friend, who wonders about the parties, and their respective claims to truth and godliness. 

There are always multiple sides to every social/political/religious question, which is why there is no end to books, opinions, talking heads, and Ph.D. students! 

It's our task to weigh it all, and it's not easy. 

The greatest danger occurs when people in authority not only claim to have the truth, but demand subservience of their followers, the end of all questions, and such. Good teachers, and politicians, too, inspire thought and investigation; power-hungry leaders quash it all.

In reality, of the two political parties, in the last century, from FDR on, the Republicans have clearly aligned themselves with big business, meritocracy, militarism, and a reduction in the social safety net, and have joined their message with zealous evangelicals to reject gender equality, condemn homosexuality, and harbor white nationalism tendencies.

The Democrats, on the other hand, have tended to favor a strong pro-active government, in the style of FDR, for all the people - from roads to schools, from gender equality to marriage equality, from business regulation to banking rules and fair wages, to insure a safe and equitable life for Americans. 

The Dems are far from perfect. As individuals, of course, "all are sinners." But as politicians, and religious leaders, there are differences, profound, marked, obvious, and vital. 

Of a Martin Luther King, Jr. or a Jerry Falwell, who would you choose to be your pastor? 

Of a Nancy Pelosi or a Lauren Boebert, who would you choose to be your representative? 

Of Barack Obama or Trump, who would you want for president? 

Republicans make different choices than Dems, for lots of different reasons - it's those reasons that need to be examined, and brought to light, so that we can think clearly and make good decisions. And to that end, we have substantial resources: good historians, theologians, psychologists, and pundits, to help us do just that. 

And frankly Tim, when a man or a woman stands to defend gender and marriage equality, and a strong social safety net, I believe, with all my heart, this is closer, far closer, to what God desires for God's world.

I may be wrong, but I suspect, you'd prefer to live in the world I envision rather than in one envisioned by Governor Abbott or Ron DeSantis.

Please excuse the length of this reply, but your question is a serious one, deserving as much analysis as I can muster. God's Peace to you and yours.