The Christian Political Conundrum

I was privileged today to have lunch with a Republican US Senator at a small gathering of evangelical pastors.  It was quite enjoyable to interact with a politician who has absolutely no fears of losing his election and therefore is willing to say what he really thinks.  I would sum up his message this way: he and the party have to make compromises in order to win elections and we Christians have to compromise with him because the consequences of losing are too terrible to bear.  To this end, after an initial hat tip to the abortion issue to secure his bona fides, he delivered a message focused on racial demographics and electoral politics.  The senator came across as a committed conservative, but an equally committed pragmatist who mainly wants his side to win.