should christians refrain mixing politics with our religion?

Question

or should we try to elect leaders who will help christians gain power and influence?

Answer 1

Certainly, Christians should use their religion as the basis for their politics. As long as they realize that conservatives have only been using them, and are not with them when it comes to things like, oh, the Sermon on the Mount. To say nothing of the Ten Commandments.

Answer 2

As a Christain, I do not think that we should elect leaders to gain power and influence. With that said, I do think that we MUST elect leaders that represent the value system that Christ tought. We must help the poor, but this must be balanced with Pauls teaching of if a man is too sorry to susport his family then let him starve. ( of course i am paraphrasing) We must put moral standereds above the political standards, Exmp. We can not say about a proabortion canidate, "well I know they susport abortion, and I don't agree with that, but I still voted for him." that is stupid, and one day we will be called to answer that vote. As Christians, we must chose leaders who stand by what the book says. We can not expect the secular world to do so, or to even understand why we do, but that does not matter, we as christians must answer to a higher power, there are no "gray" areas in the bible, Either God blessed something or he cursed something, remember in Rev. the "luke warm church" that would be in todays terms, "in the middle'' or moderates, what was the result, he spat them out, saying it would be better to be either hot or cold.
I ask my teenagers when they wan't a cd, would you sit and listen to this with the pastor, if they say no, then I ask them then should you be listening? so I would say, would you be ashamed if Jesus was standing beside you to let him see you cast your ballet? is so then don't do it. But no we should not vote just to gain power and influence, it should be to do what is right,. ps for some reason my spell check is not working sorry for errors.

Answer 3

Separation of Church & State is an essential part of true freedom.
Govt leaders have the right to believe as they choose.
When they ( & some have tried ) attempt to gain power for a particular religious group, they are crossing the line.
We are guaranteed freedom of as well as from religion.
If one chooses to "believe" it should be a personal matter.
Politicians must deal with day to day civil matters in the interest of the public good & keep their religious affiliation to themselves.
So,it is my"personal belief" that..Christians or any other group should not mess with the constitution.
Just look at all the all the horrors done in the name of God by
faith based governments.
Christians are also capable of very closed minded ,un-christian behavior which has no place in govt.
Remember "give to Caesar what is Caesar's ......"?
Jesus said that!

Answer 4

We should elect leaders who will work for the best interests of the United States of America, regardless of their personal religious beliefs. The idea of "separation of church and state" only applies to the prohibition against Congress creating a "state religion". Everything else that has been done in its name has no basis in the constitution.

Answer 5

We are told by Jesus to:
"Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's,
and unto God what is God's".
We don't need to "mix" politics with
our religion. That can be dangerous and unfair.
But we need to vote our conscience as we
see fit, and support candidates who reflect
our own values, but are also fair-minded
toward all Americans.
If any of us lose a freedom or a right,
then all of our rights and freedoms are
in jeopardy.
Christians above all should know that
needed change is brought about much better by a
work in the human heart than by political
or military means. A good example is the
way slavery was abolished in the British
Empire. They needed no war that cost
half a million lives, one man named
William Wilberforce preached and God touched
people's hearts, and changed their minds
about keeping people as slaves.

Answer 6

Separation of church and state is a political and legal doctrine which states that government and religious institutions are to be kept separate and independent of one another. The term refers to the secular state, understood as the combination of two principles: secularity of government and freedom of religious exercise.[1].

In a general context, the separation of church and state also means the disestablishment of any state church or state religion. However, the term "disestablishment" originated in the UK, while the term "separation of church and state" originated in the United States, which of course never had a state church. The prevalence of the phrase is generally traced to a letter written by Thomas Jefferson in 1802 to the Danbury Baptists, in which he referred to the First Amendment of the United States Constitution as creating a "wall of separation" between church and state. The phrase was then quoted and endorsed by the United States Supreme Court first in 1878, and then in a series of cases starting in 1947. This led to popular and political discussion of the concept, as well as criticism that the phrase overstates the limits created under the Constitution.

Although the term is primarily discussed in the context of United States constitutional interpretation, the concept parallels various other international social and political ideas, including secularism, disestablishment, religious liberty, religious pluralism and laicite.

Answer 7

No, nor should Buddhist, nor Jews, nor anyone else. We have a Constitution and a Bill of Rights which assure us our way of life. Electing a Christian doesn't alter that nor does it provide power or influence to our cause. The one democrat on this earth that I would consider voting for happens to be a Jew named Joe Lieberman. If he were ever elected president I don't think for a second that I'd be wearing a skull cap and growing a beard.

Answer 8

ALL Americans should be involved in the decisions of their government. Now, having said that, mixing religious tenets with the policies of government to the extent that was practiced by the Taliban is dangerous. The problem arises when one group decides to abnegate the rights of others. This is why our "founding fathers" developed a Bill of Rights; to prevent the *tyranny of the majority.*

Answer 9

Christians (who are they?) should vote for people who have the most Chist-like qualities. Lacking that, they should vote for the least of the anti-Christ qualities.
Go ahead and read the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, the Constitution, starting with the Preamble. THOSE were Chistians, as near as I can tell, even though they prefered drinking and womanizing (even old Ben couldn't quit!)
The notion of separation of Church and State is actually a violation of the Constitution, which merely states that Congress shall pass no law pertaining unto religion. PERIOD.

Answer 10

This country was founded by Christians and built on christian principles.

we need to turn back towards those principles if we have any hope of saving this country:

Since the Pledge of Allegiance and The Lord's Prayer
are not allowed in most public schools anymore
Because the word "God" is mentioned....

A kid in Arizona wrote the attached NEW School prayer.
I liked it.
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Now I sit me down in school

Where praying is against the rule

For this great nation under God

Finds mention of Him very odd.


If Scripture now the class recites,

It violates the Bill of Rights.

And anytime my head I bow

Becomes a Federal matter now.


Our hair can be purple, ORANGE or green,

That's no offense; it's a freedom scene.

The law is specific, the law is precise

Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice.


For praying in a public hall

Might offend someone with no faith at all.

In silence alone we must meditate,

God's name is prohibited by the state ..


We're allowed to cuss and dress like freaks,

And pierce our noses, tongues and cheeks.

They've outlawed guns, but FIRST the Bible.

To quote the Good Book makes me liable.



We can elect a pregnant Senior Queen,

And the 'unwed daddy,' our Senior King.

It's "inappropriate" to teach right from wrong,

We're taught that such "judgments" do not belong.



We can get our condoms and birth controls,

Study witchcraft, vampires and totem poles.

But the Ten Commandments are not allowed,

No word of God must reach this crowd.


It's scary here I must confess,

When chaos reigns the school's a mess.

So, Lord, this silent plea I make:

Should I be shot; My soul please take!

Amen
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Jesus said "If you are ashamed of me,

I will be ashamed of you before my Father."