Seven ways to be an untoxic Christian during a toxic presidential campaign

5. Do not ridicule hope or love, whatever their source

One of the meanest things Sarah Palin ever said was “How’s that hopey, changey stuff working out for ya?” There are many people talking right now about how Hillary Clinton is an inspiration to their daughters by breaking the glass ceiling and being the first major party presidential nominee. I’m sure that many people will be gushing tonight about her speech and there will be many other people hate-tweeting it from both the right and the left. But maybe we can refrain from the moral duty of making sure that we piss all over any and every expression of hope and love that we don’t think is coming from the right source. Maybe we don’t have to rebuke everyone who says, “I’m crying because now my daughter knows she can be president.” Christians should never ridicule hope or love. There’s plenty of time to argue passionately about our political views, so if somebody is having a moment of personal beauty, don’t feel the need to photobomb that moment with your scorn.