Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart,
Be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. (Psalm 19:14)

To my fellow believers, with a heavy heart, I write.

	Recently, with growing frequencies, we hear and see many Conservatives label Liberals as non-believers and Satan worshipers.  They continue to taunt the Democratic Party loss of the recent election and justify the Republican win by simply implying and grouping all Democrats as non-believers.
	Firstly, as a Christian who had accepted Christ and had invited the Holy Spirit to live within me, I would argue that this outlandish rhetoric must cease immediately.  The other day, a conservative Republican called me a Satan worshiper because I voted for the “other guy.”  Let me be very clear here.  Since I am a believer and since I have been bought by His Son’s blood, I will enter His kingdom.  Furthermore, as it is written in 1 Corinthians 6:19, our “…bod[ies] [are] temples of the Holy Spirit who is in [us], whom [we] have from God, and that [we] are not [our] own.”  Therefore, those who call me or other believers as non-believers or Satan worshipers, should heed to His warning in Mark 3:29; “…but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin.” It is important to note that we all take actions according to our own conscience.  Although we should, as believers, all live strictly by His commandments, none of us are without sin and therefore, we fail Him time and time again.  However, it does not make us non-believers or Satan worshipers, or even pro-abortion and pro-gay rights.
	Secondly, the Conservatives continue to promote only themselves as religious.  It is quite unbecoming.  For everyone, including all Conservatives, are sinners.  Let us not be like the Pharisees and the Sadducees who would invoke religion and God’s name in public but never follow all His commandments for the sake of one’s tradition.  Christ Himself said in Matthew 15:7-8 that “…You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you saying, ‘these people honor Me with their lips, But their hearts are far away from Me’”.  I bring up this point because the Conservatives give their lip service against homosexuality, abortion, and so on.  If they were all against these transgressions, why wouldn’t they do anything about the following?  
1.	Why do they tolerate the homosexuality within their own circle?  For example, the Vice President’s daughter and her gay lover.  This is a double-edged sword-homosexuality and pre-marital sex.  And how many of the Conservatives who identify themselves as Christians, are gays and have had abortions?
2.	Why do they tolerate the removal of the Ten Commandments from the atrium of the Alabama Courthouse?  And moreover, why didn’t they defend the Judge while he fought for his job?
3.	Why do they tolerate adultery by many Conservatives?  I recall the time when many on the other side of the aisle untiringly battered Clinton for his misdeeds while they themselves were guilty of the same sins.  Do I even need to name names here?
4.	Why do they tolerate the so-called Christian leaders who indulged in adultery and theft (from the Congregation)?  Remember Jim Baker?
5.	Why do they tolerate the fact that we no longer pray in schools?
6.	Why do they tolerate the Catholic priests who molest little children?  Have they not read Matthew 18:5-6?  (“…And whoever receives one such child in My name receives Me; But, whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it is better for him that a heavy millstone be hung around his neck, and that he be drowned in the depth of the sea.”)
7.	Why do we tolerate a man who dishonors his father?  (If you didn’t know, the current President had once challenged his father to a fight in front of their home when the former President was the Director of CIA.)  Didn’t he read Proverbs 20:12?  “…Honor your father and your mother that your days may be prolonged in the land which the Lord your God gives you.”
8.	And most importantly, why do we tolerate ourselves?  For it is written in Matthew 5:29, “…And if your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out, and throw it from you; for it is better for you that one of the parts of your body perish, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.”

Surely the Republicans have been in control of all three branches of power for quite some time.  Therefore, if these were their true agenda, at the least, some of the laws concerning these would have been introduced and passed.
The above-mentioned points are just a small sample.  I simply point these out, not because I condone abortion or gay rights, or I am above sinning.  The Liberals as well as the Conservatives both have many misjudgments and imperfections.  I am bringing these points to light because I refuse to allow the Conservatives to think that they are ‘holier than thou.’  As Christians, we should all be one in Him to spread His word and save those who may never enter His kingdom.  We need not alienate those who do not share all our values completely, but instead, we should repent of our own sins and mind our own logs that are in our eyes before minding the specks out of our brothers’ eyes.  We must cleverly and tactfully move them to our side.  Shouldn’t we as Christians, as He instructed and exemplified, reach out and be ‘Fishers of Men’ in a proper way rather than calling them sinners and unbelievers?  It is indeed counterproductive to be critical.  Note that Christ Himself dined with the so-called sinners (tax gatherers and harlots) while He openly called the Pharisees and Sadducees the hindrance to His kingdom.  Furthermore, Christ Himself said, “...It is not those who are healthy who need a physician.”  (Mark 2:17)  How many of us, religion aside, would want to be told what to do all the time?  We do what we must and we do what we do base on certain circumstances. We have to look at things in perspective and only after careful analyses, should we do what we feel is right, because all our decisions, whether we are the Conservatives or the Liberals, can never be without blemishes and imperfections.
	Thirdly, I would argue that as a politician, one could never follow His words strictly.  For example, the public lies, personal evasions, not practicing the exact manner in which the Bible dictates, give an open-ended allowance for public criticism from true non-believers.  One may fool many here, but the One who will judge knows our hearts and our minds, and even know the number of hairs on our heads (Matthew 10:30).
	Fourthly, it is indeed shameful to call others as non-believers without truly knowing their hearts, simply because of the Party that they support.  Surely, both Parties are guilty of sinning and evading the Word of God.  The Conservatives would like everyone to believe that they alone follow His Word.  Let me assure everyone that they are simply wrong.  As an example, if they in fact follow Him wholeheartedly, why are they so intense on not taking care of others who are less fortunate than those of us who have been better provided by God?  Don’t they know that He provides us all?  Don’t they know that we are not to worry about what tomorrow shall bring?  In His own word, even the birds in the air are provided, and therefore, how much more will He provide for those of us who believe in Him?  So, why are the Conservatives so adamant about tax cuts for example?  Why are riches so important to them?  Haven’t they read Leviticus 19:9-10?  “…Now when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the very corners of your field, neither shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.  Nor shall you glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather the fallen fruit of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the needy and for the stranger.  I am the Lord your God.”  If any one of the Conservatives dares to tell me that they are not sinners and moreover, that they follow His word in its entirety, I would firstly pray for his or her soul and secondly, ask him or her to read Mark 10:17-25 where Christ clearly points out that riches and possessions mean nothing in His kingdom.  Even if any of the Conservatives claim to have followed His word, the last command that Christ gave to this young man would make many Conservatives tremble.
	What we as Christians should do is to spread His word without prejudice, without judgment, and without having the preconceived notion that others who tend to accept the differences in others are not as worthy as ourselves.
	Finally, I would argue that respect is earned, not demanded.  I would further argue that those who consider Liberals as non-believers should know and read that only through Christ, we are saved.  And, by grace we are saved.  Then, what right do we have to judge others?  And, what right do we have to call others sinners?  Just as we are saved by the grace of God and not by our own accord, we should save others through examples and tolerance, for we are all sinners.  Consequently, I would strongly suggest that we stop labeling each other and cease this outlandish rhetoric now!  Moreover, we should not deride others by saying “…You are sorry that the other guy lost on November 2nd.”  Instead, we should embrace the chance to witness to others who are offended by our religious views. 
	By the way, I have voted for both sides of the aisle in varying elections and will continue to do so through prayer.  The difference between us is that I see my own weaknesses and limitations, and pray that “…Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.”  Shouldn’t the Conservatives do the same?  The simple question is, Do the Conservatives really think that they sin less; and therefore, more righteous?  Or are they above sinning?  Who are they trying to fool?  Surely, any educated person can see right through the rhetoric that makes them look injudicious.  Just because most Liberals do not argue with them-rightly so, since the writing in Proverbs clearly counsel against reproving a scoffer (Proverbs 9:8)-they should not feel confident about their inadequacies or ill-advised beliefs.  If not, let us be truthful to each other and to ourselves and not act like the Pharisees and the Sadducees.  Let us be humble and let us not spread strife among brothers for it is written in the Book of Proverbs that one of the things that the Lord hates is those who spread strife among brothers (Proverbs 6:19).  

Allow me to close with the following verse.

“Teach me to do Thy will, 
For Thou art my God;
Let Thy good Spirit lead me on level ground.
For the sake of Thy name, O Lord, revive me, 
In Thy righteousness brings my soul out of trouble, 
And in Thy loving kindness cut off my enemies, 
And destroy all those who afflict my soul;
For I am Thy servant.” (Psalm 143:10-12),

In Him.