tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522558641646456487.post6615035633547548747..comments2010-07-12T11:53:39.883-05:00Comments on Echomen Elpida: Pet Peeve: Political Campaigning in the PulpitRodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14847912389789698622noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522558641646456487.post-49719189807125956682009-06-12T12:41:45.805-05:002009-06-12T12:41:45.805-05:00CJ,
I stand corrected.CJ,<br /><br />I stand corrected.Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14847912389789698622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522558641646456487.post-43698670562018371822009-06-12T12:39:44.089-05:002009-06-12T12:39:44.089-05:00Rod:
This is not a North American Church phenomeno...Rod:<br />This is not a North American Church phenomenon, rather a US (based) problem. It does not happen in Haiti or in Jamaica:)<br /><br />It's an American thing!<br /><br />Honestly, the whole thing bothers and frustrates me. I believe we know better to make the visible distinction between the secular and the sacred, the church and the state. On the other hand, we have to take into account the Evangelical community's influence on US politics and social thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522558641646456487.post-75083595903359744042009-06-12T12:38:08.553-05:002009-06-12T12:38:08.553-05:00Rod:
This is not a North American Church phenomeno...Rod:<br />This is not a North American Church phenomenon, rather a US (based) problem. It does not happen in Haiti or in Jamaica:)<br /><br />It's an American thing!<br /><br />Honestly, the whole thing bothers and frustrates me. I believe we know better to make the visible distinction between the secular and the sacred, the church and the state. On the other hand, we have to take into account the Evangelical community's influence on US politics and social thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522558641646456487.post-64952028990003222142009-06-10T11:50:42.220-05:002009-06-10T11:50:42.220-05:00rod, i tend to agree with you. it seems the church...rod, i tend to agree with you. it seems the church doesn't know enough bible to be informed by it in the public sphere. ministers feel too confident in their political leanings & ideologies. no one seems willing to critique their own constituency & allignments. <br /><br />i faced this as a pastor in missouri. our church paid attention to politics & certain people wanted me to speak about certain issues from the pulpit. my answer was that my job was to teach biblical truth and inform the body so that they could go out and make their own informed decisions in the publich sphere. i still stand by that philosophy, though as a baptist i'm heavily influenced by our emphasis on the priesthood of all believers.mike foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04820630954659336880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522558641646456487.post-74096335915684325632009-06-10T10:47:41.585-05:002009-06-10T10:47:41.585-05:00I agree that the pulpit shouldn't be used to e...I agree that the pulpit shouldn't be used to endorse a political candidate. I've been to conferences and convocations where visiting political candidates were acknowledged and wondered, "If this candidate was not running for office, would he/she normally be at this church?" I believe that if more churches taught people how to have a relationship with God for themselves then the congregation would not need to be told how to vote because they will know how to prayerfully consider each candidate and make the right choice based on the Word of God that is already in their heart.preachgirl_tashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00534841969821796378noreply@blogger.com