Governed by a Mormon

Al Moler on whether he could vote for a Mormon, quoting Martin Luther no less on tonight’s Hugh Hewitt show, “I’d rather be ruled by a competent Turk than an incompetent Christian.” In fairness, Moler also said he has concerns about such an election popularizing what he sees as a religion not compatible with orthodox Christianity. But, elections are about choices.

Chuck Colson agrees:

And the same rule applies in politics: What we need are people who will do the best job.

Martin Luther understood this: He said he would rather be ruled by a competent Turk than an incompetent Christian. The Bible teaches objective principles about the proper tasks of government: to promote justice, restrain sin. And sometimes non-Christians are better trained in how to carry out those tasks than are Christians.