I read an article in the religious section of Huffington Post about the Republican contenders and their religious affiliations. Gingrich, Romney and Santorum each identify with some Christian religion ( Gingrich a Roman Catholic, Romney a Mormon, and Santorum a evangelical Roman Catholic). The author of this article, Frank G. Kirkpatrick, believes that despite their affiliations with these Christian religions they lack the root of any religion which Kirkpatrick says is "the theme of common good." Being Republican means lowering taxes and has a theme centralized around individual wealth. Kirkpatrick thinks that this theme is unchristian like. In every christian religion there is the message of sharing your wealth with everyone. The church supposedly expects political and economical powers of religious backgrounds to use a more democratic approach and make sure that everyone in the United States is taken care of. He even goes as far as saying "Christianity has no notion that the only way for people to get what they need for a humane and fulfilling life is by earning it on their own."
I think that this article was written from a very biased perspective. Just because someone is running Republican and they think lowering taxes would help our country, doesn't mean that they have forgotten the religious root in their hearts. I think that this is another example of how religion can be abused and flipped for the advocacy of a political party. It's a bold statement to make that being integrated with Republicanism means not following the practices of Christian tradition, but I believe that's exactly what Frank G. Kirkpatrick is trying to say.
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