Jesus: Democrat or Republican?

God, God, Jesus, Jesus, God, God, God, Jesus, God, Jesus and, uh, Jesus!

That is pretty much was the line of the Republican Party is nowadays. When you see a car with that "W" sticker, you usually see it next to the 'Jesusfish' or some kind of pro-life bumper sticker.

But, with the vast amount of issues that there are, I wonder what Jesus would be if he was in today's political arena...a Democrat or Republican?

Well, lets take a look...

When it comes to abortion, that is pretty easy. I am sure he would agree 100% with the Republicans.

But what about health care? Would Jesus support giving health care to all or making it so that only the very rich can get health care? Easy answer, +1 for the Democrats.

What about the environment? Would Jesus support cleaning up the environment, or just making sure we don't harm it in the first place? Or would Jesus support deregulation of most industries that would hurt the environment? I assume he would want to protect his Earth. Again, +1 for the Democrats.

Death penalty? Well, since he is pro-life, I would assume he would be opposed to the death penalty. One more point for the Democrats.

What about corporate greed? Would Jesus 'turn the other cheek' to the Ken Lays and other corporate scum that has squandered billions in retirement plans of their employees? I doubt it. Democrats, another point.

The war in Iraq. Well, it comes back to the whole pro-life stand, doesn't it? The Catholic Church has always opposed war unless the war would bring about less death that if the war didn't happen. And, in this case, the war is costing us a lot more in lives that it would if we never had it. Democrats, yep, plus one again!

Welfare? Would Jesus support having a record amount of homeless on the streets or helping those who do not have the means to help themselves? Again, easy answer. One more point for the Democrats.

Gay rights? Would Jesus punish gays or would Jesus welcome all (as Joel Osteen says)? I am sure he would welcome all of God's children. Again, another point for the Democrats.

Jews and Mormons? Well, Jew haven't accepted Jesus as their 'savior', so they are out. And Mormons, most Christians don't consider you Christians. So I guess you are out of the Republican Party as well.

So, lets see...Republicans score one point, Democrats score 7 points. Wow! So, according to my half-assed political scoring system, Jesus is 88% Democrat. And the Republicans claim him!!!!

Basically, it just seems that a lot of Christians nowadays feel that, in order to be a good Christian, you need to "be a registered Republican, drive an SUV and support the war in Iraq."

But as we see, Jesus would support a lot more views of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. It is time that we get this message out and let Christians know that the Republicans are the ones that oppose Jesus and God, not the Democrats.