So in case you didn’t know, yesterday was election day. We have a new president.

I am not going to blog about who I voted for. I voted and I am proud of my decision, and that’s that. Here is what I want to write about. I have been hearing a lot of talk in my office and in Publix and in general about how Christianity must really be in trouble if America voted a Democrat into office. Now, I don’t know if it is Democrats in general or just this Democrat that gives people trouble, but what gives?

I have been thinking about it a lot recently, and I even wrote a small piece about this for a newspaper back home. When did being a Christian and being a Republican become synonymous? I am pretty sure voting Democrat does not make you a bad Christian anymore than I believe voting Republican makes you a good Christian. There are things that Democrats do, in general, that I am against. However, there are things that Republicans do, in general, that I am also against. Here’s the thing, there is no perfect candidate that does everything I would like done. There is certainly no perfect candidate that does everything the way God would want it to be done. If you can find that presidential candidate that make all of his decisions according to the Bible and has never made a mistake or a bad choice, please let me know. I will put his sticker on my car and go to his rallies.

John McCain and Barack Obama are both good men. Though I have never had the opportunity to discuss this in depth with either of them, as far as I can tell, they both go to church and love God. I honestly think either of them would have made a great president. But Obama is the one we got. He is the one that will be in the Oval Office, making decisions for our country for the next four years, at least. I think he will do a good job. I will pray for him everyday. I will pray that he prays and listens to the Lord, and uses his heart as well as his mind to lead our country. With the state that things are in now, he will need more than just my prayers, because he has a tough road ahead of him.

What I really want to leave you with is this. Don’t believe general stereotypes about religion and politics. It isn’t black and white, and people’s thoughts and feelings are much more complex than that. The election is over. It is time to move on. We cannot prejudge Obama. Let’s wait until his term has at least started to decide if he is a good president or a bad president. And please join me in praying for him!

That’s it.