Preface: I want to frame my observation in a proper Christian context. I am not claiming to be totally correct in the instances I reference. Just that, honestly, it appears to me that much of our ‘Christian’ political passions have an underlying self serving purpose. Revelations 3:16. “So, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew you out of my mouth.” Warnings to the church from the Spirit about the intensifying evil fostered by apathy. As has been said also in the secular world in a summary of Edmund Burke’s philosophy, ‘The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing’. Or by MLK in a letter from jail, “Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.” I believe the passions of today’s Christian politics often are driven by that ageless self serving apathy. Take our stand against DEI or immigration or welfare fraud or fossil fuel reduction. Take a stand for voter ID. Those are truly cost free passions. We get to retain our appearance of good will at no price.
