Religion and Politics

Election Civility 18 October, 2012

Reblogged from Hopeful:

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Rev. Ben Gosden is associate pastor at Mulberry Street United Methodist Church in Macon. He wrote this column of 10 great suggestions for this election season for the Macon Telegraph this past Sunday:
http://www.macon.com/2012/09/22/2185949/ten-things-christians-need-to.html

I particularly liked Numbers 1 and 8, but it is best read as a whole:

1. People in both political parties go to church. God is neither a Democrat nor a Republican.

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Great post. Another, by Peter Enns: Dear Christian: If the Thought of Either Romney or Obama Getting Elected Makes You Fearful, Angry, or Depressed, You Have What we Call a Theological Problem   “If you are watching political ads, speeches, debates, and you find yourself growing fearful, angry, or depressed (the latter two are often rooted in deep fear), remember that your true trust is elsewhere.”