Faith and Politics

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Originally Posted by Ohio

To mandate church attendance or the beliefs in scripture is surely not my intention or those of other Christians in politics, but to fight for the unborn, or the institution of marriage, is something that many Christians feel that cannot be silent about. That is why the majority of Christians have aligned themselves with one particular political party.

I was raised in Cleveland, in a lower middle class working family, leaning towards the political views of the Kennedy Democrats. I was surrounded by those who hated the hypocrisy of Nixonian politics. It was not until I "matured slightly," looking at the liberal agendas of the Democratic Party, did I reconsider my outlooks.

I cannot believe that those who enter the political arena, fighting on behalf of the morals of God's commandments, are doing any disservice to God.

Ohio, I see what you are trying to say. However, I still agree with Peter's point-of-view. I believe we really should leave politics out of the church life where possible. I would hate to impose my political view on other members of the Body of Christ. If you say that there is no secular arguments for traditional marriage views, then bring God into the argument if you must. But remember that you are fighting against people who don't even believe in God, so I'm not sure how effective or useful it is to bring God's name into the argument in the first place. Like Peter pointed out, you cannot debate with someone on different premises. It is like trying to argue with a LC member who thinks WL's ministry is God's only representation on the earth.