Do you live under a cabbage patch? You do if You do not think a" minister" tells his flock who to vote for?

Question

Quite a few Presidents have been elected because of the Big Churches?

Answer 1

You will not get an argument from me. Pastors most certainly influence the flock from the pulpit. I don't always agree with the pastor in every sermon nor on who he thinks should run the country. I think lots of people do go along with what they hear from the church and votes are swayed by the clergy.

Answer 2

Anyone who votes a certain way because someone,anyone tells you to, needs to have his voting privileges taken away! I get so angry when unions tell you how to vote, or religious people,or parents telling children, don't you know how to think for yourself? Are you so brainwashed that you can't read and decide for yourself? Just because your parents are democratic or republican does not mean that you have to be also. Come out from the cabbage patch and vote because you BELIEVE that what the candidate says is what you also believe in, not cause daddy or church or union says you should.

Answer 3

In 1960, my Mother & I attended a baptism
at a Baptist Church and after this young man
was dunked under the water,
this minister preached for two hours
against having a catholic in the White House,
but it apparently fell on deaf ears,
because JFK won.
So, it does happen.

Answer 4

You bet your sweet bippie they
do!!! That's why I quit talking
to my oldest daughter in 2000.
I sure as hell won't talk to any
fanatic evangelical who can't
even decide on a President without the "bought" church telling her. I also do not want
a Neo-Con daughter! She is
suffering now for her stupid
decisions, so maybe she will
wise up--before its too late.
No, mother love is not more
important than a stupid vote and being brain-washed.

Answer 5

Wow. I don't know what churches y'all are visiting, but mine is a small family oriented church and nothing like that. I know where the money goes and it's not being stockpiled, nor are our pastors getting wealthy. They serve for the service not to get rich. Furthermore, while they may have personal conversations about politics on their own time, not one of them would ever stand up there and tell any of us who to vote for or why. I do have issues with mega-churches, but please remember not to generalize - not all churches are alike.

Answer 6

This does not happen in England fortunately. Here, the church is on the decline, despite the queen being the head of the church of England.That's another institution that's on it's way down. The monarchy. Hope you didn't hurt yourself Jeff H

Answer 7

This happens all the time here in Utah. There is even a direct line from church headquarters to the state capitol. I have seen many of my neighbors come home from church and tell me who the church leaders have told them to vote for. No questions asked.... if the church tells them what to do, they do it.

Answer 8

The micro second a minister stands on a pulpet and expresses political belief is the exact moment, by law, the church loses its tax free status..Unfortunately, no one seems to have the balls to enforce the law...why not? Who is the government afraid of? Personally, I would be very happy to have every pastor preach what he wants, what he feels...let his congregation do the sorting! BUT, at the same time, I want each and every church taxed for its holdings! I pay real estate taxes, every church should pay the same taxes based on value of land, buildings, and bank accounts. Every church is a corporation, regardless of what they choose to call themselves. ... and with every church, it is all about money...I don't care what they say.

Answer 9

I just fell off the turnip truck and I don't know what you're talking about. Pastor Bob is going to tell us who to vote for in the next election, but we aren't a big church...

Answer 10

Not just big churches, the religious right in general. Because of them we have George Bush Jr.