How Would Jesus Vote? A Christian Perspective on the Issues

Terrorism, global warming, gay marriage, health care, immigration reform, nuclear threats---we know what the presidential candidates say about these critical matters, but where does God stand? In this nonpartisan exploration, Kennedy and Newcombe mine Scripture to offer a biblical perspective on each issue. Their thought-provoking insights will help you make informed, Christ-centered political decisions. 288 pages, hardcover from Waterbrook.

In his final book, Kennedy, who died in September of this year, joins his Coral Ridge Ministries colleague Newcombe in proffering this biblical justification of their socially conservative position on issues important to their followers, including abortion, the death penalty, war, education and freedom of religion. Kennedy and Newcombe make provocative claims throughout. Regarding abortion, they cite a study that found that 99% of women who have had abortions now wish abortions were illegal. About allocation of government funds, they argue that money currently spent on school lunch programs would be better spent on national defense against “jihadists.” When discussing health care, they accuse England and the Netherlands, both countries with national health services, of killing babies and the elderly. Such remarks are paired with what Kennedy and Newcombe characterize as a humble search of the Scriptures, and each chapter ends with a summary of how the authors feel Jesus would have American Christians vote. While most of this book is standard conservative Christian fare, Kennedy and Newcombe give it a distinctive Calvinist flavor, focusing particularly on Calvin’s belief that “God has distributed this world’s goods as he has seen fit,” and that not all poor people are deserving of Christian charity. (Jan. 15) Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.

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Reviewed by Michael Ferguson (Gresham, OR), April 18, 2008

This is an excellent book. It is well researched and I highly recommend it. The book will help Christians look at the real issues and see through the fluff that is so prevelant in politics today.

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