We will find that the positions and methods advocated by the political left are consistent with the religion of secular humanism based on a neo-Darwinian evolutionary view of origins. Conversely, the positions and methods advocated by the political right are more aligned with the Christian worldview based on biblical creation. Let’s examine some of these issues.

What does our view of origins have to do with politics?  Everything!  A person’s view on origins will guide his or her thinking on how society should function.  Our understanding of our beginnings will inform our view of politics because it will determine our understanding of the nature of man, the nature of the universe, the existence of God, our moral responsibility, economics, and the purpose and scope of government in society.

The Left and the Right

In the United States, political positions are often described in terms of the left and the right.  Those who are on the left are often called liberals and tend to side with the Democrat Party on various issues, whereas those on the right are often called conservatives and tend to side with the Republican Party.  The left and the right represent two sides of a spectrum.  As such, there are those on the extreme ends while others are more moderate or closer to center.  On some issues, the left and right are opposed.  On other issues, the left and the right have the same goal, but disagree on how that goal should be achieved.

We will find that the positions and methods advocated by the political left are consistent with the religion of secular humanism based on a neo-Darwinian evolutionary view of origins.  Conversely, the positions and methods advocated by the political right are more aligned with the Christian worldview based on biblical creation.  Let’s examine some of these issues.

Abortion

Those on the political left are pro-abortion.  The official 2020 position of Democrats is that a pregnant woman should legally be allowed to pay a doctor to assassinate her unborn child for any reason.[1]  Furthermore, they believe that the government should be allowed to take some of your money (via taxation) to help a mother pay for the murder of her child.[2]  These positions are consistent with the neo-Darwinian evolution view that humans have no inherent value, but are merely chemical accidents.  Why not get rid of a chemical accident if it is inconvenient?  Furthermore, evolution supposedly advances by the strong dominating and eliminating the weak.  And we can hardly think of anyone weaker and more helpless than an unborn child.

Conversely, those on the political right are pro-life and do not believe that anyone has a right to murder an unborn child.[3]  From the Republican Party website, “The Republican Party is proud to stand up for the rights of the unborn and believe all Americans have an unalienable right to life as stated in The Declaration of Independence.”  Hence, murdering an unborn child should be illegal.  This, of course, is consistent with the biblical creationist position that human beings have inherent value because we are made in the image of God (Genesis 1:26-27), and therefore murder of any sort is forbidden (Exodus 20:13).  Furthermore, the Scriptures teach that human life begins at conception (Psalm 51:5, Jeremiah 1:5, Exodus 21:22-23).  Therefore, abortion is morally wrong because it is murder and hence contrary to the law of God.

Gender and Marriage

The Bible teaches that God created human beings with exactly two genders: male and female, each made in God’s image (Genesis 1:26-27).  These genders are assigned by God and are biologically innate, irrespective of human opinions or feelings.  Therefore, the Lord forbids men to act like women or women to act like men by, for example, cross-dressing (Deuteronomy 22:5).  Transgenderism is an abomination to God because it represents a treasonous rebellion against His design.

Furthermore, God created marriage as the life-long union of one man and one woman (Genesis 2:23-24; Matthew 19:4-6).[4]  One of the reasons for marriage is to produce godly offspring (Malachi 2:14-16).  God designed the family unit.  The Lord therefore forbids adultery, or any sexual behavior outside the context of marriage.  God specifically forbids homosexual behavior which He calls an “abomination” or a “detestable act” (Leviticus 18:22, 20:13).  Hence, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LBGT) movement that is celebrated by the left is condemned by God as detestable.

Those on the political right are pro-family and support the biblical position on marriage and gender.  The Republican Party website states, “Foremost among those institutions is the American family. It is the foundation of civil society, and the cornerstone of the family is natural marriage, the union of one man and one woman….  Our laws and our government’s regulations should recognize marriage as the union of one man and one woman and actively promote married family life as the basis of a stable and prosperous society.”[5]

Conversely, the political left promotes and celebrates sexual perversion and attempts to redefine marriage to include a union of two men or two women.  The 2020 Democratic platform states, “Federal contractors should be required to develop and disclose plans to recruit and promote people of color, women, LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, and veterans—and be held accountable for delivering” (underline added).[6]  So, if you want to improve your chances of getting hired or promoted in a leftist society, simply begin engaging in all sorts of sexual perversion.  The Bible states that such perversions are deserving of death (Romans 1:27-32; Leviticus 20:13); whereas the political left believe that such perversions are worthy of special protections.[7]  Indeed the left are well-described in Romans 1:32, “and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them.”

But again, the position of the left is consistent with the evolutionary basis of the secular humanistic worldview.  In the evolutionist worldview, human beings are merely animals and therefore have no inherent morality.  Animals do what they want.  What is “right” in terms of sex is merely what happens to be favored in society, which constantly evolves over time.  In the secular view, there was no Adam and Eve, and therefore marriage is simply a manmade cultural trend that changes over time.  So why not change the definition of marriage to suit the times?

Economics

The two most opposing views on economics are socialism on the one hand, and free enterprise (capitalism) on the other.  Socialism seeks to promote equality of conditions whereas free enterprise promotes equality of opportunity.  Many people have a view that falls somewhere in between these two extremes.  However, those on the political right are far more aligned with free enterprise than those on the left.  Indeed, some on the political left are full-blown socialists.  It is obvious that some people have far more wealth than others.  Why does such inequality exist, and what is to be done about it?

Those on the political left view wealth inequality as a problem to be solved.  They attempt to enact “fundamental reforms to address structural and systemic racism and entrenched income and wealth inequality in our economy and our banking system” (underline added).[8]  The socialistic economic view can be summarized as follows: “From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.”  Hence, under socialism, your income is completely irrelevant to how hard/long/smart you work.  Instead, your income is based entirely upon your needs.  So, a family of four gets paid more than a family of three, because the need is greater, regardless of how hard or long they work.

Conversely, under free enterprise, people are allowed to work as hard and efficiently as they desire, and are allowed to keep the money they earn from that work.  Consequently, their income is based on their labor, regardless of their needs.  Under free enterprise, if you want to work just enough to feed yourself, you can do that.  And if you want to earn far more income than you really need, you can do that too by working harder and smarter.  On the other hand, if you refuse to work then you don’t get an income.

Free enterprise is consistent with the Christian worldview; what you reap is not based on what you need, but is based on what you sow (Galatians 6:7; 2 Corinthians 9:6).  This position follows logically from biblical creation in which God created people to work (Genesis 2:15, 1:28) and a worker is worthy of his wages (Luke 10:7; 1 Timothy 5:18).  God’s creatures should be allowed to enjoy the fruit of their labor (Deuteronomy 25:4; Leviticus 19:13; 1 Timothy 5:18).  Therefore, God forbids theft (Exodus 20:15).  God’s law protects personal property and possessions (Deuteronomy 19:14, 27:17; Leviticus 19:11).  Consequently, the Bible identifies socialism as wicked (Proverbs 1:10-14).[9],[10]

God gives different gifts to different people (1 Corinthians 12:4-11).  This includes giving them differing degrees of starting wealth and different abilities.  So, wealth inequality is actually part of God’s design (Matthew 25:15; 1 Samuel 2:7).  And lest people think that this is unfair, we should remember that everything on earth rightly belongs to God (Psalm 24:1), and therefore anything you “own” is actually by God’s grace.  Under the biblical system, if you want more wealth, you can work harder, invest wisely, and God is pleased to give you more (Matthew 25:20-21; 2 Corinthians 9:6).

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