Politics and being called to be separate, are we commanded to separate from the world?

Question

Peter said that WE are called to PEACE and Paul said we are to be separate from the government (politics) of the world. Yet many people in america have the obligation to be a part of deomacracy.
Can anyone Study these two contradictory commandments?

Answer 1

You bring up a good point. It is becoming more and more clear that there is no place for religion in our government (which I am all for), but yet people seem to want to bring it in. In a country based on the rules and values of one religion, bad things will happen and biases will come forth that will disadvantage others. I think though religion and our laws go hand in hand sometimes, others, such as freedom of religion, do not.

More geared towards your question though...

I guess its a matter of asking what are you first, a Christian, or an American? It is not only a privilidge but a DUTY as American citizens to vote and try to better our lives and the lives of our neighbors, unfortunatly for some, and luckily for others like me, religion has no right or place in American government so the two worlds should stay seperated and remain seperated for the betterment of both.

Answer 2

Not only that Christians are admonished (by Christ) to separate themselves from praying openly in synagogues (churches) in a manner that draws attention to their righteousness. Matthew 6: 5-8. Also in the US Congress and Senate Representatives and Senators are sworn in with their right hand on a Bible (Or recently a Koran), which is, to me, clearly a violation of the Constitutional maxim to separate Church and State.We too have on all our currency the words "In God We Trust" so whenever we use that currency we acknowledge our trust in the supernatural. It is all very confusing.

Answer 3

Yes---religion & politics should always remain separate--we've seen the fruits of fundamentalists trying to impose their out-dated intolerance on society--it ain't a pretty sight!!!---:]