In We the Purple, Marcia Ford describes “Purple” voters as independent citizens who are neither red nor blue, Republican nor Democrat. By using interviews with independent voters, politicians, political observers and activists of many stripes, Ford explains how these voters avoid partisan politics and instead are guided by their core values, their faith, and their experience. Many Christians, like Ford, are independent voters, and won’t simply settle for one or two issues identified by politicians and religious leaders as issues of sole importance. If you’ve ever felt discussed by the policies of the left, the absolutism of the right, or the politics of both, We the Purple is a book you will find that talks to your faith as an American in our great democratic system.

It is very important to look closely today at all candidates that will affect this country’s future through Supreme Court appointments as well as the many to other decisions that will affect our great nation.

Purple voters won’t settle for the one or two issues identified for them by politicians, lobbyists, or religious leaders. It’s a slippery voting bloc for politicians and pundits to get a handle on–they have no allegiance to party and no partisan ideology to uphold. If officeholders they help elect don’t do something to fix what needs fixing, independents have no reason to ever vote for them again.

I have watched every debate this political season and it seems that there are three or four issues that keep coming up over and over, every question goes back to the three or four things. Energy issues, economics, healthcare and the war in the Middle East are the way every question is answered. When the debate is over I listen to an ultra leftwing media system that tells me who won the debate. I am Purple and I can decide myself

Many Christians, like Ford, are independent voters, and she examines how faith influences their unaffiliated political stance. Many Christian independents feel disenfranchised and unwelcome at churches if they are not in agreement with the prevailing political views. I think a person that is living Bold has to be purple. “As paradoxical as the image may seem, if Christians remained morally centered, their votes could swing all along the political spectrum. And that include the votes of prominent Christian leaders,” Ford says. “If religion is to play a prophetic role in the culture and in the political process, then people of faith need the freedom to speak prophetic words openly, without fear of repercussion or losing face.”

Everyone seems to have an answer about how to improve the country. As the political landscape grows increasingly impassioned during this election season, there is no shortage of opinions as to how the next President should lead. What if you were given the opportunity to be one of the President’s closest advisors? What if you were given the opportunity to influence the perspective of the leadership of a country? An organization? A family? What would you advise?

All leaders have some level of authority. They have the authority to make important decisions. They have the authority to assign others to a particular task. But not all leaders have influence. Not all leaders live with their words in alignment with their actions. In other words, leaders may have positional authority but no moral authority. That raises the questions: Is authority more important than influence? Are you a leader because of your influence or your authority? Does the next leader of our country stand on Christian values?

Does the government exist to serve the demands of the majority? Or does the government exist to protect the rights of the minority? Either way, a leader that succumbs solely to the voices of public opinion becomes imprisoned to pleasing the people instead of leading the people. I think we need a leader that will lead the people of the US through moral authority and stand on Christian values. What thy say is what they mean and DO. I know that politics are about compromise, yet what our President stands for at the beginning is what he needs to stand for at the end when he is a lame duck. I also realize that during most of the last 8 years of the “W” administration that Congress has been controlled by the other party. So when they blame the condition that our nation is in, the controlling party should take a significant part of the blame. It does not seem fair to blame 1 person when there are 535 that vote on all issues of this government. We the people need to be purple and with God’s help select the next leaders through prayer and education. We are a great nation and we can change this nation through a revival by standing and voting using our Christian values.
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