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Originally Posted by Peter Debelak
A few points:
1) I know a number of good Christians who take Jesus's (and yhe apostles) concern for the poor as a reason to vote for democrats. There are still others who take His hatred of greed to argue against unrestrained capitalism.
Who speaks for God, you or them?
2) Jesus hated fornication. But he didn't petition the Roman government to pass a law criminalizing prostitution. Instead, He invited the prostitutes over for dinner. Christ didn't seem interested all all in politics and Certainly didn't get involved. So how is it okay that we do so 2000 years later and do so in His name?
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I guess the best way to answer this is for me to say that the church as a rule should stay out of politics, since there is no justification in the New Testament to support it, along with the comments you bring up about how divisive these issues are to the church of God. Hence, I disagree with politicians using the pulpit as their platform. Individual believers, however, should have the liberty to follow their conscience. They should have the freedom to enter into politics, assist in legislation conducive to Christian morality, or support platforms of their choice.
Btw, I really don't think the Democratic leaders care much for the poor. And for that matter, neither do the Republicans. They are all basically thieves and liars robbing us of our hard-earned paychecks.