Principles and Petitions (We're almost there)

Common Christian Party Principles

1. We are committed to the love and worship of the God of the Bible as revealed through the person of Jesus Christ; pledging allegiance to Christ as Lord and Savior, above any other allegiance, whether it be defined by family, race, class, political party, ideology, or nationality.

2. We are committed to extending the love of Jesus Christ to all members of God's church, the Body Politic of Christ, whether Catholic or Protestant; as well as those who have other religious beliefs or none at all.

3. Like Christ, we seek to be in solidarity with the poorest and most oppressed peoples of the world by being their voice and helping them find their own, and working for a more just world in which there is no more poverty or discrimination.

4. We are committed to practicing peace in the way of our Lord with our fellow Christians, neighbors, and adversaries, and resisting the temptation to violence and war.

We pray that we are able to live up to these principles, which we believe to be inspired by Scripture and the Holy Spirit, in the name of Jesus the Christ, Amen.

Common Christian Party Petitions

1. Father God, we pray that the gift of salvation, which is the liberation of your Kingdom and your justice be made manifest in the lives of all the people of the world.

2. We pray for the day when there is no more poverty or financial hardship, because everyone who works is compensated generously (no matter how menial their duties) and the richest among us take less, so that the poorest among us can have more.

3. We pray for the end of violence in all of it's forms; war, terrorism, murder, and abuse, which will happen when the spirit of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace, has filled the hearts of people with so much love, that violence is no longer a plausible option for resolving conflicts and differences, whether internal or external.