Partisan politics has no place in our churches. We have to ask ourselves, what is more important; friends, family, brethren, or who is running for office? The command of the Lord is to love one another. Is it love to belittle someone over their political party affiliation? Is it love to ridicule someone because they vote different than you?
It you want to get involved in politics, go run for office. But do not use our churches as a polling place or a test bed or a core of support. We, as the body of Christ, have one job and it is not getting candidates elected to office.
We all, in America, have a civic duty to be informed and to vote. For me, that is the extent of my political involvement. If you want to do what better people repented from doing 40 years ago, don't do it in our churches. Find a big church and go there.
We are too busy and we are too saved to be involved in partisan politics. Maranatha!
One final thought. No political candidate, local or national, would feel comfortable in our church. They would not be qualified to be in any ministry we regularly do. We are not voting for a pastor or a church member. We vote for those who represent us in government. It's not that big a deal.
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