Mother's Milk

"Money is the mother's milk of politics."--Jesse Unruh

I don't usually talk about money on here. (I only have 2 posts tagged with money--one a link to a funny political commentary by Fred Thompson and another that is a sermon by John Wesley.) But today I will make an exception, because it's that important. Today, Randy Brogdon, conservative gubernatorial candidate here in Oklahoma, is doing a "money bomb" on his website. I would like to take just a few minutes of your time and make a case for dropping Randy a few bucks.

1. It's an investment. Investing is the act of putting money or effort into something because you think it will, in the long run, pay you back, make it worth your sacrifice. Giving money to a good political candidate, like Randy, is a very profitable investment. Randy, or any other good political candidate, cannot do what they need to do if they don't have money to do it with. Randy, when elected, will do a lot of good things for our state. He just needs the money to get there! I have no doubt that Randy will keep his word when he gets to the Governor's Mansion and do the good things that we've asked him to do. You will get a return on your investment!

2. It has spiritual worth. People don't like to talk about religion, sex, or politics and they labor under the delusion that the 3 are in no way connected. I won't try to totally disassemble this false belief here and now, but I will say that a living, mature Christian faith cannot ignore politics. I'm speaking here to Christians, such as myself. (Having never ever been of any other faith I won't pretend to know what they teach about politics.) We are called as Christians to actively engage our culture and world at large, not just in our churches and in evangelistic efforts. We are responsible not only for individual souls but also for our collective soul--our culture. Politics is an integral part of this culture, our collective soul. It is our duty to support other Biblical Christians in their crusade into this dangerous land, just as much it is our duty to support missionaries who go into foreign lands.

3. If not you, then who? Our country is "of the people". You are a person, so you qualify. You don't have to make a big donation. So few people give money politically that when you do, you have a huge impact. A little goes a long way. If you're not doing something to mold our country, then who is? Big special interest groups, corporate greed, and career politicians. If this disturbs you, then do something!

Please swing by www.randybrogdon.com and make a donation!