People take sides on political things, such as the Vietnam War. War is immoral and war is wrong, but I don't think the clergy ought to bring it before the Church.
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Since politics fundamentally should be a moral enterprise, the church in this sense has something to say about politics.
The church is not a political power; it's not a party, but it's a moral power.
When anyone has the power to destroy the whole human race in a matter of hours, it becomes a moral issue. The church must speak out.
There is a lot wrong with the church.
We've got to deal with the fact that the church has been violently prejudiced against gay people. We've murdered them; we've burned them at the stake; we've run them out of town for something over which they have no control. And that's immoral.
Others don't want to listen to viewpoints that members of the church have.
If I started preaching politics from the pulpit, our church would empty overnight. That's not why people come to church. They want to hear the word of God being proclaimed, not the word of Robert Jeffress.
Religion often is misused for purely power-political goals, including war.
If indeed this is the work of God... then it's a crisis that calls for the church to be its very best self, and not worry about risking itself for the right thing.
The people of God want pastors, not clergy acting like bureaucrats or government officials.
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