Faith and Politics

[Cal]

Originally Posted by Peter Debelak

Again, I see no issue for arguing for/against issues in public debate based on personal Christian convictions. Just don't bring God's name into it.

Right, but if the bottom of one's logic that something is wrong is because God prohibits it (e.g. homosexual marriage), then if invoking God is wrong one has no basis for politically objecting to it, and so should keep quiet.

This is the downside of your argument. With some things (e.g. murder, stealing) it's easy to see how those violate other's rights and so should be illegal, without having to bring God into it.

With other issues (e.g. abortion, homosexual marriage), it's harder to see how they violate anyone's rights, and so arguers against them are compelled to invoke God.

Are you saying that with the second type of issue Christians should simply keep quiet politically?