I’m not sure that our goal should be to demand others (who don’t share our beliefs) to conform to our standards. I don’t think a demanding attitude reflect’s Christ’s nature. That being said, I DO think that a call to government (as a social arena) is as valid as a call to the arts, to health care, to academia, and so forth. I look at examples in scripture such as Joseph and Daniel. But the way God used them in political circles is much different from the attitude among politically active Christians in America today. Both Joseph and Daniel were immersed in the cultures where they served, but did not compromise their personal walk with God. They did not have an ‘us against them’ mentality, nor the arrogance that I see in so much of the Christian right. They were there to serve humbly and offer their wisdom and spiritual giftedness to benefit and bless even the wicked leaders they served under. This is the scandalous graciousness and goodness of God.

So while I do think Christians are called to government and politics, I think the way that Christians are going about that in America is not very reflective of the kingdom values that Jesus preached and modelled for His followers.