It Is Not Our Mission to Control America

from JoeUser Forums
Lately, the church has been doing some things. The church has been going through political channels in order to make certain things that are considered by them to be immoral, also illegal. Or, more to the point, to keep them illegal, in order to "save America." Well, as someone recently pointed out, America is NOT a chritian nation. However, one of the founding fathers, John Adams, had the following to say of our constitution:

“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”

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Now that this has failed to be the case, a large gap has come to exist between the two sides of the 'culture war.' The people in charge of interpretting the Constitution now interpret it to mean things that a moral and religious person would not even consider. Again, this was why the founding fathers chose a strong Christian man to be the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court - because they knew that the Constitution could only provide a government as strong as those who interpretted it.

As the church, it is not our duty to save the country. It's out duty to be the church, and the local church at that. Not the national church. So, each church needs to be focused on its own community. Save the community, save the world. We're not going to get there any other way.
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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
If the church, as a whole, were doing their job, preaching the gospel like they should, there'd be a whole lot more birthing going on and therefore a whole lot more Christian men and women doing what they should be doing....glorifying God by their actions and raising up Godly children to send out into the world to affect it.

While I believe the churches need to preach the truth and against some of the social injustices facing us today, I think they need to stay out of politics. They need to remember their function is to preach the good news not the nightly news.

If we teach Godly principles like we should then these men (and women) will rule our nation in a way that would be honoring to God.

It's like the hand that rocks the cradle.....it all starts at home.



Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
I'm just wondering about the specifics. Exactly what is the church trying to keep illegal? I think that is pertinent to this conversation.

Also, as far as interpreting the Constitution, the Supreme Court is now very right leaning and much more conservative. I would think that since we think of the Christian conservatives would agree with the courts rulings. This will probably be George W.'s most lasting legacy, the Supreme Court appointments.

I agree that the church should try to stay out of politics. I believe that several churches were in danger of losing their tax exempt status when they began to get more and more politically involved. Jesus taught principles not politics.
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
Not only should the local church be there to "save the community", instead of the national church, but the local government should do the same. The best efforts to improve a nation is to keep the communities strong. Kill the communities and you've killed the nation.
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
For what the church is trying to keep illegal, I would say abortion and same-sex marriage. I'm sure there are other issues out there but I'm not well versed in them because my local church is not an 'issues' church like some are.
Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
I don't know Jythier, I can think of churches that back both too.