I find that Christians tend to be the hardest sell on Ron Paul for President — especially Christians of the modern Evangelical, Dispensational variety. I’m adamantly against the modern doctrine of dispensationalism, yet I attend, and work for, mostly dispensational congregations. Why? Because they tend to be the most inclined to trying to live a faithful life, albeit a confused one based on the doctrine I believe in. Personally I am now quiet about my doctrine — I don’t discuss it, bring it up, or try to use it to manipulate others to believing what I believe. My beliefs are readily available on the web, and on the rare occasion that someone asks me about it, I will always tell them that they must discuss things with their pastor first before talking to me further.

At many of the congregations I serve, I’ve been asked about my political beliefs by the leaders I serve directly. It doesn’t take more than 5 minutes for someone Google-ing my name to discover my political beliefs, and usually it is the leaders who contact me (in person, or via e-mail) to inquire as to how my anarcho-capitalist beliefs connect with the Bible. Yet lately, the most consistent question I receive is “Why do you support Ron Paul?” Within an hour discussion, I can usually bring a pastor, youth leader, or other congregational leader to Paul’s side — just by introducing some basic Biblical ideas into the discussion.

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