Review and Reflection on “The Ballot and the Bible” by Kaitlyn Schiess

If there are two subjects I care deeply about it is politics and religion. I have seen politics and religion be used and abused. I have seen them be used properly as well. This book addresses how politics has used the Bible for its own purposes. But before you go and feel bad for religion, understand that when Scripture is misused, it is often from a willing party.

Schiess gets right to the point with three key statements in the introduction:

1. “For all our familiarity with the Bible, we…