Good Politicians

I watched a broadcast on C-SPAN on Sunday afternoon which was a tribute to Chuck Colson of Prison Fellowship.

Several notable people spoke and paid tribute to Colson for what he has done through PF. Colson felt that God called him to start PF after he was imprisoned for his role in the Watergate break-in during the Nixon Administration.

One of the things Colson talked about was how we determine who to vote for. There were two criteria he identified. First, choose the capable or competent candidate and then secondly, choose the Godly or trustworthy candidate.

Among many of the interesting things he said I found the following, which I have paraphrased, very interesting:

Politics is an expression of the culture. If we have good culture then we have good politicians.

Does this statement identify the reason so many people complain about the choices we have for elected office, such as President?

If you are not familiar with Prison Fellowship take some time to learn more about their work and the reduction in the recidivism rate they have achieved.