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Originally Posted by Ohio
I understand your "angst" here, but God's Great Household has folks moving in a myriad of directions. I doubt if all are inspired by the Spirit of God, but are allowed by God because they benefit mankind and seem to springboard off of the scripture, especially the Old Testament.
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I'm not sure in what way Christian involvement in politics AS CHRISTIANS inherently benefits mankind.
It's one thing to have thinks violate our moral code an speak out against them publically. It's another thing entirely to do so ON BEHALF of ones Christian faith, with the implication that ones public involvement is compelled by God. When that's the case, my next question is "REALLY? God wants you speaking about THIS issue? What did He have to say about the myriad other things in the world that are contrary to the BIble? Did he tell you to be silent on those? The CHOICES in advocacy make men wonder who the SOURCE of the advocacy is, even if the language of the advocacy is based on scripture. And if he's NOT the source, then perhaps we should leave him out of it.
That's not to say individuals don't get involved based on their personal morals. But perhaps the invocation of our faith, as if God asked me to speak publically, is a bit of a usurpation...