The phrase is seen on bumper stickers, Facebook posts, and even t-shirts: “Jesus is not a Republican.” For decades, there has been an underlying assumption in the church that if a person claims to be an evangelical Christian, they are a part of the Republican party. However, Jim Wallis, a New York Times Best-Selling Author, claims that “many Christians [are now] tired of the assumptions and claims by the Religious Right that God was indeed a Republican.” While some citizens within the United States (U.S.) now deny Jesus in the making of their political decisions, He has been present in U.S. politics since the beginning of this country’s existence. Because of this, many people associate Jesus with being a part of one or the other political party
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President William McKinley was arguably most well-known for his faith being shown throughout every aspect of his political reign. In his first inaugural speech, he referred to the nation 's founders: "Our faith teaches that there is no safer reliance than upon the God of our fathers, who has so singularly favored the American people in every national trial, and who will not forsake us so long as we obey His commandments and walk humbly in his footsteps” (“God in the White House”, n.p.). He was one of the few presidents that wanted the American people to know that God was going to be present in every aspect of his decision making. Mckinley’s view on Jesus in politics was that Jesus was in control, therefore all actions must be based around His desires. By allowing Him to be a part of the U.S. political propositions, a country would be created and run as Jesus would have intended. Even President Theodore Roosevelt acknowledged that the people of America needed to view Jesus as a positive political figure, involved in everything this country gets itself involved in. He states, “I recommend that the people [of America] thank the Almighty for the many and great blessings they have received in the past, and to pray that they may be given the strength so to
President William McKinley was arguably most well-known for his faith being shown throughout every aspect of his political reign. In his first inaugural speech, he referred to the nation 's founders: "Our faith teaches that there is no safer reliance than upon the God of our fathers, who has so singularly favored the American people in every national trial, and who will not forsake us so long as we obey His commandments and walk humbly in his footsteps” (“God in the White House”, n.p.). He was one of the few presidents that wanted the American people to know that God was going to be present in every aspect of his decision making. Mckinley’s view on Jesus in politics was that Jesus was in control, therefore all actions must be based around His desires. By allowing Him to be a part of the U.S. political propositions, a country would be created and run as Jesus would have intended. Even President Theodore Roosevelt acknowledged that the people of America needed to view Jesus as a positive political figure, involved in everything this country gets itself involved in. He states, “I recommend that the people [of America] thank the Almighty for the many and great blessings they have received in the past, and to pray that they may be given the strength so to