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Should churches and pastors share politics from the pulpit? History of the Johnson Amendment
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That's up to Caesar, who will define "stealing" and "murdering" in his government.
Caesar's definition is likely to be different from Christ's definition.
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And that's exactly why we need to speak about politics from every pulpit--because the bible does, and because Jesus did, and because the prophets did, and because Paul did. And if Christians, who should work to become knowledgeable about what real murder and theft and adultery are, not to mention covetousness and disobedience to parents, enforce truth in the voting booth, because their pastors have helped to educate them, it would make a huge difference in this country, for good and righteousness.
In this nation we the people are Caesar.
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Yes, and that clash necessarily involves Christians speaking out against the poorly behaving government actors, as Jesus, John the Baptist, etc. did. Else there is no clash.
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Most of what goes for Christianity today is part of the world system. American Christianity has become an extension of the Republican party. This is a human institution that has coopted Christianity for its own purpose, and Christians seems to be like, "cool."
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