Finding Light in a Cluttered Political Climate

Today’s society has seemingly a never ending focus on politics and the muddled, vague cloud that seems to surround it. Most people my age seem to vary on politics; some having little to no opinion or knowledge on this subject, while others seem so deeply seeped in their ideology that they seem to have a genuine sense of hatred and resentment to any who challenge or oppose their beliefs. The purpose of this blog throughout this semester is to try and approach how you view politics and the antics that surround our politicians and challenge, inform, or possibly just interest you.

Throughout the semester, I am going to address several different topics. I will try to explain the ideologies of the two main political parties, while focusing on how or even if we as Christians should support these parties. Also, I will try and do some in depth analysis on the different presidential candidates who are vying for our votes in this election cycle. If there are any suggestions on topics you would like me to address, please leave me a note in the comment section and I will try and write a post about it.

As a final note, this blog is meant to be a place where we can civilly disagree on issues. There is a lot of contention and anger around many of these topics. But we as humans are not all going to agree uniformly on the different areas of life. However, if we cannot discuss our disagreements, then we will never be able to learn or grow from each other. Personally, I have a more conservative, libertarianish approach to what I believe (and if you do not know what those terms mean, stay tuned for my next post). However, I am open to the fact I do not have all the answers and that many people will not believe the same things I do. My hope is that by the end of the semester, I will show you why I believe what I do and hopefully provide some encouragement and light into the cloudy, weird mess that is our political climate of today.