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Old 09-29-2019, 03:31 PM   #5881
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Default Re: Politics and the Church

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Originally Posted by Sons to Glory! View Post
My response to the bolded above - yes, that is extreme!

"Can be an idol" is the key - you certainly don't have an idol if you don't love it, is my thought. I said "I love my country" and I do. Do you think this can be taken too far?
Loyalty to a sports team is an idol ... even more so loyalty to a political party. It depends on how far you take it.

I've attended churches here were the preacher has to cut it short for a game. And going to lunch with them finds all they talk about is sports. Nothing about Jesus.
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