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Originally Posted by awareness
You give me more credit than I deserve. I'm not all that. Neither am I an evangelical christian. I grew up with that. So maybe I'm too hard on evangelicals.
From what I read in the gospels Jesus wasn't a political animal. So should his followers be political? Methinks Christians have lost the spiritual battle in their churches, have waxed political to try and make up for it, and have lost their way. They've lost track of Jesus. Political leaders are now more important to them.
But that's just me. Personally I can't stand the two Jr.'s ; riding on their father's coattails, without their mojo. And Frank Graham is a disgrace to his father, while Falwell Jr. is just carrying on his fathers political legacy, that I also didn't agree with ; the moral majority was neither.
But my opinions don't matter. Trump is now turning the churches into political entities. Let's see how that works out. Does that make you happy bro Ohio, that the pulpit, will now be the bullpit? Yea Jesus. Render to Caesar, not so much to God (unless it's politically expedient).
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I suppose this topic was the original intent of this thread. IMO Politics is weak and ineffective at doing anything meaningful. I see the gospel and Jesus salvation as the real avenues that are able to make a difference. That said anyone who is a US citizen has the right to vote and is free to exercise that right. I agree with you that a "Christian ministry" which is a political lobbyist has "lost their way". I don't view them as a Christian ministry rather, I see them as a political lobbyist that hopes to conquer by carrying this sign, much like Constantine.