{"id":1770,"date":"2022-07-28T21:08:24","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T21:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/truth-talk.org\/wordpress\/?p=1770"},"modified":"2022-07-28T21:08:26","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T21:08:26","slug":"why-christians-should-be-involved-in-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truth-talk.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2022\/07\/28\/why-christians-should-be-involved-in-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Christians should be involved in Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/nYYVpy84DMc\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/nYYVpy84DMc\">Why Christians Should Be Involved In Politics<\/a> &#8211; 18 minutes by \u200eDr Frank Turek<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following are some summary points of his video presentation (his website is <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/crossexamined.org\/\">CrossExamined.org<\/a>):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why is there a difference between South Korea and North Korea?<br>The main reason for the difference is POLITICS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which country would you rather live in, North or South Korea?<br>Can you preach the gospel in North Korea? No, because of politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don&#8217;t think politics are important, you don&#8217;t think the gospel is important.<br>Politically, you can&#8217;t do what we do in many countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Politics effects what we and the church do every day.<br>Jesus told the religious and political leaders of Israel, &#8220;You have neglected the more important matters of the law&#8221;. Jesus was not &#8220;Mr Rogers&#8221;; sometimes He was right in your face saying that you need to change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saying not to kill the unborn is not religion, it is morality.<br>All laws legislate morality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Politics is always the choice of the lesser of two evils because all of us are flawed.<br>How will each candidate govern on the most important matters of the law, the big moral issues?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without religious freedom, you cannot preach the gospel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our country is a mess; who should we blame? THE CHURCH<br>The church hasn&#8217;t been the church for at least a hundred years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pastors can do a lot more from the pulpit than they think (or at least they could before Joe Biden was elected).<br>Pastors are called to be salt and light not tax exempt.<br>If a pastor is more concerned about money than the future of civilization then he\/she ought to just get ought of the ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you helping to create a country like South Korea or North Korea?<br>Who will protect life, marriage, and religious freedom if not you, the church?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The only thing necessary for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing&#8221; &#8211; Edmund Burke<br>That&#8217;s what the church has been doing for decades, nothing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Excellent article from 2010 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/crossexamined.org\/jesus-christians-and-politics-why-they-go-together\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/crossexamined.org\/jesus-christians-and-politics-why-they-go-together\/\">JESUS, CHRISTIANS AND POLITICS: WHY THEY GO TOGETHER<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/crossexamined.org\/morality-and-politics\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/crossexamined.org\/morality-and-politics\/\">MORALITY AND POLITICS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Christians Should Be Involved In Politics &#8211; 18 minutes by \u200eDr Frank Turek Following are some summary points of his video presentation (his website is CrossExamined.org): Why is there a difference between South Korea and North Korea?The main reason for the difference is POLITICS. 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