From my Facebook - thoughts? (note: this is about Christians in America. I don't know enough about political beliefs of Christians in other regions of the world to make a statement about them)
Step outside your political views for a moment and reflect on something with me. Most Christians are conservative. Why? Fiscally, at least, we should be extraordinarily liberal. Deuteronomy 15:7-8 says "If among you, one of your brothers should become poor...you shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother, but you shall open your hand to him and lend him sufficient for his needs."
The conservative Christian would argue that "the government shouldn't decide who we give our money to, it should be our choice," but the legitimate Christian would recognize nothing we have is our own. Either it belongs to God, or it belongs to your government (Matthew 22:21 - "Therefore, render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's"....this was specifically said in response to a question about paying taxes).
The conservative Christian would say "I've earned the money by the system integrated into America's founding." The legitimate Christian would know that it is impossible to serve God and money (Matthew 6:24), and that the love of money is the root of plentiful evil (1 Timothy 6:10).
Furthermore, by holding dearly onto your money, nameless conservatives, you are placing it above God (by defying his commands of charity). Even if you weren't familiar with anything outside of Sunday School Theology, even you would know this next command: Place nothing above God. (Exodus 20; Isaiah 44; 1 Corinthians 5, 1 Corinthians 8, 1 Corinthians 10; Ephesians 5; Galatians 5; Colossians 3; 1 Thesselonians 1; 1 John 5....to name a few)
Finally, the argument of "If we give to everyone equally, lots of people will use it for things they shouldn't, like drugs." Really? They will? You're saying someone will take a gift given freely, and squander it? Aside from the incredible amount of hypocrisy (God gave His life for us, yet we continue to not only live in sin, but outright reject Him), that argument is also theologically flawed. See, when God was on earth as Jesus, He didn't run with the Pharisees or Sadducees, or Essenes. He ministered to the poor, the hurting, the prostitutes, the drunks, the sinners. He healed the 10 lepers, and only 1 ever came back to thank Him.
So, nameless conservatives, think of this the next time you complain about "welfare spending." You want America to be a Christian nation, and yet you hate the very idea of a nation that is run by God's law. Or, as CS Lewis said, each of us will like different things about the Kingdom, but none of us will like it completely, so long as we hold on to our modern political ideologies.
