random political thought

I was thinking today about this idea that seems to permeate the thinking of many Christians I come into contact with. That is the idea that we need to get the "right" person into office, or else God will remove His hand from our country. Or remove his blessing. Basically, the idea that voting the "wrong" guy into office is a sign of sort of walking away from God.

as if our country hasn't already done that collectively.

But let me present a thought that occurred to me today. 8 years ago, the most disputed election in history ended with us electing an admittedly, unabashedly Christian man into office. Regardless of feeling I've heard (and personally wondered about) the genuineness of his faith- and ultimately the compromise that i believe being Christian and President of the US would entail, he admits to being a man of faith, and man guided by prayer and a man who trusts in God.

In the last 8 years, however, our country has suffered some of its most horrific experiences. Our own soil, mainland soil, was attacked by terrorists. We have involved ourselves in a war that seems to have no end, nor does there seem to be any way of measuring it. The housing market has dropped out- and it did NOT just start recently- this has been going on for years now. The stock market has dropped, and dropped, and... you get the point. Major banks, insurance firms and other financial institutions would have gone belly-up- and some may still- without government intervention- which, surprisingly made even more people uneasy. The value of our money has dropped- both against European money and against Canadian currency!

Perhaps it's not a matter of voting for the Christian to keep God' hand on America- because how much it seems the opposite in our current circumstances...

just a random thought...