A few weeks ago, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, stated that it is unimaginable that God would be a Republican. We have all seen this sentiment expressed on bumper-stickers. In 2005, Clint Willis co-edited the book, “Jesus is not a Republican.” He also edited and wrote the introduction to, “The I Hate Republicans Reader: Why the GOP Is Totally Wrong about Everything.”
The political left recognizes the inherent Christian message of the Republican party and has sought to attack what is clearly the public’s perception. Political conservatism (Republican party) and Christianity are linked. We have not yet heard a motion from the floor of the Republican national convention to take God out of the platform. If there were to be such a motion, there would not be the rousing vocal cheers of support from the delegates as was heard at the 2012 Democrat National Convention resulting in headlines the next day, “Democrats boo God.”
The reality is that there is a clear connection between Christians and conservative politics. That is because to be Christian is to be politically conservative. The content of the Democrat party simply does not allow for Christian membership. The party openly supports abortion, sodomy, and Marxist politics.
It is actually difficult to remain conservative long without Christian pre-suppositions. Without a Christian foundation, one will easily drift into libertarianism (legalization of all drugs, liberty for all kinds of sexual acts, bestiality included.)
As was touched on in last week’s OCPAC editorial, the growth of Christendom became the foundation for what we now know as Western Civilization. This began with the rise of Constantine. "The West" is best defined by the application of Divine Law to the way nations are ruled. With this came the overt development of a political ideology which stressed that all men, kings and commoners alike, were subject to Divine (not man-made) law and all were subject to all the same laws.
Christendom and the West was founded upon the realization that Jesus (not political office holders) is Lord. It was the creeds of Christendom which became foundational to the political developments which followed the rise of Constantine.
The Council of Chalcedon (451 A.D.) affirmed the New Testament teaching that Jesus is indeed Lord. This stood against historically traditional concepts that it is our political rulers who are divine.
Government based on the Law of God will slash the size of government and move the weight of political power to reside at the lowest levels possible. This means moving power from the federal level to the state, local, and family level. This is Christian and conservative.
Leftists are elitists. They want to see authority reside at the highest levels of government. Political liberals see government as the solution to the ills of society. Leftist leaders see themselves as the philosopher kings who are best able to determine what is best for business, education, and society in general.
Sir John Fortescue, Henry VI’s chief justice, followed his king into exile in 1463 where he wrote his famous work, Praises of the Laws of England (published posthumously around 1543.)
In Sir John's 1463 book, we see again the concept that Divine authority is above human authority. Fortescue states that the king can neither “change the laws thereof nor take from the people what is theirs against their consent”; and that those laws “in all cases, declaire in favor of liberty, the gift of God to man in his creation.”
~ Fortescue, De Laudibus Legum Angliae
As we complete the process of determining the 2019 Conservative Index, which will help us determine which legislators voted conservatively in the last session, we will be mindful of the principles of liberty inherent in the concepts of Christendom. Come be a part of the process.
Last Sunday, Pastor Alan Conner (Northwest Bible Church) articulated the Biblical concepts which are used to properly design governmental structures. The sermon begins at the 23 minute mark here. 
