POLITICS AND CHURCH

"When the church becomes allied with a political party, it almost always hurts far more than helps.

"The fact is, to govern, politicians must compromise. It's the nature of a process and a good thing.

"But when our faith gets aligned with a political party, those compromises end up making us look like the worst of hypocrites."


Phil Cooke and Jonathan Bock
The Way Out   p. 157 Nook
Worthy Publishing  2018


As For Me

When I was growing up, politics and religion were not discussed in polite conversation. Maybe, it's because they were often mixed together--and they didn't mix well.

Can we leave our party buttons in our pockets and discuss issues and/or beliefs?  You know, don't you, that even all the folks in your church pew don't agree with you? How, then, can you expect everyone else to?

We complain because congress can't accomplish anything; but how can they without compromise?

I get it, the issues are critical-------life-changing, even life-threatening. It's harder than hard! But if we tie the hands of our policy makers with our unyielding demands . . . what can we expect but conflict without progress?

We can let our voice be heard; and we can pray.

Then . . .

We must vote, and . . .

We must trust------------God, not politicians.

Did your mom, like mine, tell you, "You can't always have your way"?

Did she also tell you to be a good sport----not to cry, whine, and stomp off?

Wise mom you had then,

Lonnie