Letter: Judgments are central to voting decisions

I do appreciate the intent of Jim Slusher's Sept. 22 column entitled, "Religion, politics and judgment." That piece suggested that instead of castigating the other person's character with personal judgments of them, we focus more on the issue at hand. Slusher drew that conclusion from the Bible, namely Matthew 7:1, "Do not judge, or you too will be judged (NIV)." This was proffered in the hope of cooling some of the rancor gnawing at our collective communities.

I would contest that judgment is the central hope of our republic. We must assess the people and arguments presented to us as candidates, and then vote for the persons we judge to most closely fit the ideals upon which our country was founded. If we do not make such judgments and act/vote our determinations, we are merely guessing or hoping the future will be better than the present. That would be too big a gamble.

Lincoln Lockhart

Naperville