At Faithful Intellect, we don’t avoid politics. We avoid partisan politics. Politics (at its core) is working with other people for the good of society. Faith and politics can and should go together. Our faith should impact our ideas about how to work with others and what is best for society.

We believe that intelligent, sincere Christians can disagree over parties and policies. Firstly, the relative prioritization of issues and policies is up to each person to decide. Since no one candidate or party perfectly aligns with the Bible, Christians will disagree about what issues take precedent.

Secondly, the US media focuses almost exclusively on the national level when it comes to politics. Many issues are not primarily determined by the President at the national level. This makes political engagement at the local and state level often more influential in determining policy.

Lastly, the Bible is our primary authority for determining our political convictions. The Bible is our resource for determining what is right and truth, not adherence to any one political party or ideology. Faith and politics go together, but it is faith that determines our politics. Our politics don’t determine our faith.