Since the advent of written communication, humanity has been dedicated to understanding the news and sharing it with others. This exchange fuels our information highway. In today’s fast-paced world, we find ourselves on a hyper-highway where constant updates, hot takes, memes, and snippets of news flood our screens with every click. Whether on X, Facebook, Bluesky, or Instagram, it often feels essential to grasp our neighbors’ political opinions.

We treat the happenings of government like an Olympian getting the gold medal or like a school bus crashing into an orphanage. It’s our privilege and right to post it and revel in the reactions, hoping that we friended the right people to back up our post. It’s a culture of outrage mixed with hope.

But this doesn’t work for my kind of people. The type of people who don’t want to engage in a social media war. The kind of people who don’t get excited by debates or feel like debating accomplishes anything. We are the ones who don’t want to pick a side and die on it. We get emotionally exhausted from the game of trying to prove our point and making everyone around us care about how we see the news.

I would like to introduce you to the concept of the Quiet Helper Stance in politics. A helping stance is a breath of fresh air for those who don’t want to get caught in the social crossfire. There’s no obligation to teach, inform, or regurgitate the current news. We already know that you know it and we aren’t going to add to the noise. We are okay with learning the facts (if we trust the news source), but the fight to be right and persuasive is removed.

We don’t choose Republican or Democrat because we are open to the idea that God is working on both sides. In fact, we believe that God only needs us to get involved when there is an opportunity to help. Whether it’s mothers expecting a baby or immigrants, we keep our ears open to the possibilities. If there is a broad statement that condemns a people group or takes a cheap shot at a view, we skip it, asking instead, “Who needs our help and how can we do it?”

You will never know our stance. You will have to see our actions to understand what we believe. The Quiet Helping Stance is not here to judge and criticize (two things that are not in the greatest commandments). When we are before God, we can happily tell him that we did not ignore a cry for help. The most significant perk is that we do not have any enemies (personal ones), and we don’t have to shoulder the burden of agitation. We don’t have to be detectives about who is really lying or who is in the right, and that takes so much off our plate.

You might think that it is required to choose a side and stick with it. It definitely feels like a law for those who want to be informed. Quiet Helpers are not indecisive. We want to aspire to scripture. We may not have it all figured out in the first try, but we are open to change as we study God’s word.

There’s nothing wrong with news chasing and debating as long as you don’t get compromised emotionally, but I believe the majority of us are ready for a third option that takes things less personally. It’s a long road to embrace a new attitude, but I hope this third option gives you some relief in the constant demand for information.