Political Pulpits

If your not already aware, Sunday was the big day for the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) in which a group of pastors decided it was time to take on the IRS ~ good luck with that ~ and endorse political candidates from their pulpits, which goes against tax-exempt rules.

Tax-exempt entities, and that includes ALL of them not just churches, are not to support or oppose candidates running for public office. I wouldn't think that would be too hard for a pastor.

Gee, I had one that simply told us not to vote for the candidate that believes in abortion. There is no limitation on speaking about issues ~ a shake of the head or a wink of an eye can let the congregation know who to vote for. But why?

Why do preachers think that they need to tell their congregation who to vote for? Do we need to be spoon fed? Can't people make up their own minds based on what they believe? I think it's shallow and shows that the pastor thinks very little of his congregation's abilities to discern and doesn't say too much about his own ability to lead.

Pastors are to teach and preach the Truth, The Gospel of Jesus Christ. Politics does not dictate that to us ~ the Bible does.

To prostitute the pulpit for a politician is... well... I don't really have words for how gross I think that is.

Politicians are not the salt and light to the world. They have a lust for power and position. And they will do, or say, anything to get it or keep it. We must understand that they are not truthful even if they claim to be a Christian.

We are not put our faith and hope in them ~ they are NOT Jesus Christ!!

We don't even have to worry about political agendas. We can relax and keep our peace knowing that God Himself will choose our next leader according to His Will. ( Daniel 2:21, Romans 13:1, Colossians 1:16 )

So, with that, I clearly think these guys should follow the rules ~ unless, of course, they want to give up their tax-exempt status ~ which is highly doubtful. But they certainly have the right to do so, then they can endorse or oppose whomever they please from their pulpits. Otherwise they need to submit to the governing authorities as Romans 13:1 says.

And if they don't have enough morality and faith to follow what the Bible says, then how do they expect the members of their congregation to swallow anything that they say? I wouldn't. Knowing that my pastor was blatantly disobeying the government would not make me think very highly of him, in fact, the word hypocrite comes to mind.

I don't know... Maybe I just expect too much from someone who is supposed to be representing God?