Elections

Christians often despair at the parties on offer in British politics. It is not at all obvious who Christians should vote for. Today, I was conflicted between two or three options as I stood in the cubicle with pencil in hand, wondering where to put the cross for the European elections.

One thing made it harder to decide - in this election, I had to vote for a party rather than a person. My MP is a Conservative called Greg Hands. I'd vote for him because I've had some correspondence with him and think he's good for this constituency and the conservative party. I'd vote for him, even though I'm somewhat luke warm on the party itself. In fact, I didn't vote for that party today. Today, I was offered a bunch of Tory MPs, some of whom will be elected depending on how many votes they get. So who to vote for?

But the other thing that emerged that there is one thing Christians can do to serve - run the elections. We may be ambivalent about the parties, but giving everyone an equal voice is surely a good thing. People are required to man polling stations, count votes and perform all manner of functions. Isn't that a good way to serve our communities?