Religious Right-Christian Politics

Christians And Political Participation: As Christians inemotional hot-buttons to swing us one way or
a democracy, it's our duty to Jesus and to ouranother. Vote, yes, but don't let political
country to participate in the political system, tryingmanipulation take us off our game. The stakes
to influence it for the good...this really isn't theare too high for us to spend much time, effort or
question. We should do our best to make suremoney on an election's hot-button issues. We
whoever and whatever we vote for matches uphave far greater work to do!Love And Good
with the principles we see in God's Word. TheWorks: The work our Lord called us to is not to
problem is, as this election season bears out...nochange laws but to heal hearts. When evangelical
one matches up! We get as close as we can but,Christians sit atop their ivory towers and decry
in doing so, we begin to compromise our ownthe sin in the world, they're looking the wrong
values. That's politics, you say? How, then, do youplace for sin. Sin in the world is a given! Jesus said
think we can politically achieve our goals asfor us to get the log out of our own eyes...not to
Christians? ...that is, if we even agree on thosejudge others. Once you're perfect, you can start
goals! We conservatives support the Republicanthrowing stones. When prominent Christians say
Party only to empower corruption and moral9-11 or earthquakes are because of the sin in
decay...the very things we were voting against.America, how does that make people want to be
But there are liberal Christians, just as committeda Christian...like them? Jesus didn't come to
to Christ, supporting Democrats and getting thecondemn the world...He came to save it. Maybe
same or worse results. Vote, yes, but don'tit's about time we evangelicals stop judging the
expect things to dramatically change even if yourworld, get out of our churches and into the world
champion gets the job. As hot as the issuesto help one more person find the love of Christ.
are...the battle isn't in the ballot box.Abortion,Where are the people today who will "become all
Homosexuality and Death Penalty are just a fewthings to all people" so some will find Jesus? Jesus
of the hot-button issues repeatedly broughtgave us a 2-step plan for evangelism...love
before us, to win our votes. Our mailboxes, TV'severyone...do good works. This is how the world
and radios are full of accusation, innuendo andwill know His people and want to be His people.
outright slander to try to convince us that theEverything else is a distraction. Vote, yes, but if
other guy doesn't measure up...that our guy willyou really want to change things, spend your time
deliver. Christians are deep in this game on bothand money sharing love and good works...this is
sides, even publishing craftily-worded votingthe battleground of true Christians. "God is love...in
records to prove this person is for or against thethis world we are like Him." 1 John 16-17 The
issue of the day. Prominent Christians promotemore we're like Him, the more they'll want to be
both sides in news, film and the arts, to push theirlike us.Glen Williams is an Ordained Minister,
political agendas. The liberals say, "How couldFounder and CEO of E-Home Fellowship (EHF), Inc.
Christians be for the death penalty and againstand Webmaster for He has been active in
government aid to the homeless and hungry?"ministry since 1989. You can comment on his
The conservatives say, "How can Christiansarticles at Web-Church
support abortion and homosexuality?" TheseChristian Forums.
Political organizations are just pushing our