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[dragonrider]

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Perhaps churches and pastors should start preaching less about political issues and start preaching more about a persons individual relationship with God and what that means in how you live your life.

[ace1969]

I honestly believe that there is a misconception surroundings this matter. Others possible do, but I do not hear gross political matters being discussed from the pulpit. I have been to more Church's than I can count in my life and really cannot recall outright political topics. Dragon, you are correct in what should be preached. I hear it preached all the time, minus political rhetoric.

[LicenseForMayhem]

I honestly believe that there is a misconception surroundings this matter. Others possible do, but I do not hear gross political matters being discussed from the pulpit. I have been to more Church's than I can count in my life and really cannot recall outright political topics. Dragon, you are correct in what should be preached. I hear it preached all the time, minus political rhetoric.

I agree with you. At my church, if the pastor wants to use something from recent political news to make a point, he very carefully chooses his words so as not to look like he's endorsing or censuring a particular party or official. Our pastor never preaches about how to vote or anything like that.

[dragonrider]

I honestly believe that there is a misconception surroundings this matter. Others possible do, but I do not hear gross political matters being discussed from the pulpit. I have been to more Church's than I can count in my life and really cannot recall outright political topics. Dragon, you are correct in what should be preached. I hear it preached all the time, minus political rhetoric.

Yep thats how my church preaches as well. I would never attend a church every sunday that told me how to vote, who to vote for. I go for inspiration about how I should be a better christian in how I live MY life and how "I" treat people I meet, how I uphold the sermon on the mount.

[eaglerick]

Yep thats how my church preaches as well. I would never attend a church every sunday that told me how to vote, who to vote for. I go for inspiration about how I should be a better christian in how I live MY life and how "I" treat people I meet, how I uphold the sermon on the mount.

Part of that should be discussion concerning social and political issues - communication and instruction concerning the ongoing issues within a community/state/country and how living out the SOTM might influence how we respond to these issues. Some of these might make us uncomfortable - but seeing injustice and poverty without response should make us equally uncomfortable - if not physically ill.



Just one man's opinion ...

[LicenseForMayhem]

Maybe this is a dumb question, but ARE there churches--other than the handful of publicized mega-churches--that actually attempt to tell people for whom they should vote? I have never sat through any sermon like that in my life, neither as a church member nor as a visitor.

Part of that should be discussion concerning social and political issues - communication and instruction concerning the ongoing issues within a community/state/country and how living out the SOTM might influence how we respond to these issues. Some of these might make us uncomfortable - but seeing injustice and poverty without response should make us equally uncomfortable - if not physically ill.

eaglerick, I agree. These kinds of discussions may influence the way a person views a candidate based upon the candidate's stance on moral issues of importance to that person; however, that is not the same thing as a sermon that attempts to tell people for whom they should vote.

[dragonrider]

Maybe this is a dumb question, but ARE there churches--other than the handful of publicized mega-churches--that actually attempt to tell people for whom they should vote? I have never sat through any sermon like that in my life, neither as a church member nor as a visitor.



eaglerick, I agree. These kinds of discussions may influence the way a person views a candidate based upon the candidate's stance on moral issues of importance to that person; however, that is not the same thing as a sermon that attempts to tell people for whom they should vote.

Maybe its one of them urban legends but I kept hearing about evangelical churches where they handed out voting score cards along with the church bulletin. Never attended any such church so I for one only know what I heard on the TV about it.