Loyal Opposition

Commenting in a blog post the day after this week's election, John Mark Reynolds begins by referring to this well-know commercial saying, 'Wednesday the sun came up and I was happy. It is still morning in America. The candidate I voted for did not win, but I got to vote in a free and fair election. Power will be passed peacefully and the Constitution is intact.'

Throughout the rest of the post, he attempts to lessen the blow of the ramifications of this election by giving some context and looking at some of the positive aspects associated with our electoral process in general.

He notes his intention and duty to pray for the president elect but also states, 'President-elect Obama is also the head of government. In those terms, I am part of the loyal opposition. I will support President Obama when his policies are sound and give forceful reasons to oppose them if they lurch to the left.'

The phrase 'loyal opposition' is what caught my eye in this blog post. Loyal opposition is the concept that one can be opposed to the actions of the government or ruling party of the day without being opposed to the constitution of the political system.

I think that is an accurate phrase as to where Christians find themselves after this election.

We are strongly opposed to the stated policies of president elect Obama. We despise his attitude toward the sanctity of human life - when he declares that 'one abortion is one abortion too many' but then demonstrates a careless disregard for life in his political voting record (receiving a 100% rating from both NARAL and Planned Parenthood) and his political promises of saying that signing the deadly Freedom of Choice Act.