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Why should a Christian Party exist?

Some people think that Christian politicians should work through existing parties.  So they ask: why do we need a Christian Party?

1. Many Christians find that they cannot vote for the major parties.  If they are to be able to exercise the fundamental democratic right, they need a party that they can vote for.  This is sufficient reason of the existence of a Christian party.  Anyone who denies this right is ultimately denying Christians the right to vote, and they are demanding that they should compromise their principles and vote for a party that they cannot support.

2. Why should the existence of a party be determined by those who do not want the party?  George Galloway in his victory speech at the Bradford by-election said that he hoped the Tory and Lib Dem parties went into perdition.  Why should they pay any attention to him?

3. For every Christian politician, there are 10,000 voting Christians.  These voting Christians should be given the opportunity to vote for a Christian Party, and not be ham-strung by the views of Christian politicians in main-stream parties, in which there may be no Christian politician representing their constituencty, but rather a politician with unchristian views.

4. If Christians want a political party, why should they not have it?  If Christians feel that they need a Christian Party, why should other Christians say that they cannot have it?  Why should Christians listen to such control-freakery?

5. A political party should not exist for its politicians but to serve the country.  This is one reason why the Christian Party exists - to bring Christian service and standards back into public life.

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