Madeline Crabb
Politics and Christian duty
By Madeline Crabb
Recently someone asked me why I get involved in politics when there is little I can do to change things. Initially I was almost defensive, thinking that I'm not actually involved in politics, and feeling I do make a difference. Consequently, I pondered this question for a while. My answer is that it is my Christian duty.
Politics affects every aspect of our lives from how much sugar is in our ketchup to how powerful our toilets can be. All levels of government are intruding into our lives and micromanaging to the point of telling us what we can think. So if we don't get involved in trying to stand for our rights and freedoms, which involves politics and politicians, then who will get involved? Basically our choices to a decaying society and an overreaching government are to be apathetic and anxious, or informed and engaged.
My purpose and passion is to call all citizens to awaken, arise, and act in restoring one nation under God. My largest audience is the Christian community that has somehow bought into the lie that religion and politics do not mix. This attitude is derived from the so-called "separation of church and state" that revisionists are trying to write into the Constitution.
The First Amendment has been twisted like a pretzel into something it was never intended to be. Nowhere does the Constitution say the Church can't be involved in government. The First Amendment is supposed to protect the Church from the government. Instead, government is becoming increasingly involved in the affairs of the Church, and seriously jeopardizes our religious rights and freedoms.
Charles Finney once said that the Church must take right ground in politics, and that God will bless or curse America according to the course Christians take in politics. Finney asserted, "Politics are a part of a religion in such a country as this, and Christians must do their duty to the country as part of their duty to God."
Christians are instructed to carry their principles, their salt and light, into the whole world, which includes the world of politics. If Christians aren't engaged in this arena, then the ungodly will be. If Christians don't speak up to be heard, then the ungodly will.
If Christian principles don't affect public policy and lawmaking, then ungodly principles will. It is a simple fact that godly principles will become a part of public policy, and yes, politics, only if godly people are involved in these areas.
So yes, religion and politics do mix. Right now what we are seeing in society is the result of Secular Humanism (SH) being mixed with public policy and politics. The Church has bought the lie of separation (as in Church and state), has kept their individual and collective mouths shut, and SH has become the influencing religion over every almost every matter concerning our lives. "But Secular Humanism isn't a religion," you might say. Actually, in 1961, in the case of Torcaso v. Watkins, and again in 1985, the Supreme Court recognized SH as a viable First Amendment religion. It is a religion based on man, not upon God.
As we look around us can we recognize that SH is the driving philosophy for most matters? Consider abortion, euthanasia, divorce, the sexual epidemic, stem cell research, and even school curriculum. Surely we already know that God's principles are considered archaic and insignificant regarding such matters. The battle is about silencing Christians, and Christians have played along by being silent. Isn't it time for a strong, loud Christian voice to be heard? Isn't it time to do our Christian duty? To anyone willing to hear....
© Madeline Crabb
Recently someone asked me why I get involved in politics when there is little I can do to change things. Initially I was almost defensive, thinking that I'm not actually involved in politics, and feeling I do make a difference. Consequently, I pondered this question for a while. My answer is that it is my Christian duty.
Politics affects every aspect of our lives from how much sugar is in our ketchup to how powerful our toilets can be. All levels of government are intruding into our lives and micromanaging to the point of telling us what we can think. So if we don't get involved in trying to stand for our rights and freedoms, which involves politics and politicians, then who will get involved? Basically our choices to a decaying society and an overreaching government are to be apathetic and anxious, or informed and engaged.
My purpose and passion is to call all citizens to awaken, arise, and act in restoring one nation under God. My largest audience is the Christian community that has somehow bought into the lie that religion and politics do not mix. This attitude is derived from the so-called "separation of church and state" that revisionists are trying to write into the Constitution.
The First Amendment has been twisted like a pretzel into something it was never intended to be. Nowhere does the Constitution say the Church can't be involved in government. The First Amendment is supposed to protect the Church from the government. Instead, government is becoming increasingly involved in the affairs of the Church, and seriously jeopardizes our religious rights and freedoms.
Charles Finney once said that the Church must take right ground in politics, and that God will bless or curse America according to the course Christians take in politics. Finney asserted, "Politics are a part of a religion in such a country as this, and Christians must do their duty to the country as part of their duty to God."
Christians are instructed to carry their principles, their salt and light, into the whole world, which includes the world of politics. If Christians aren't engaged in this arena, then the ungodly will be. If Christians don't speak up to be heard, then the ungodly will.
If Christian principles don't affect public policy and lawmaking, then ungodly principles will. It is a simple fact that godly principles will become a part of public policy, and yes, politics, only if godly people are involved in these areas.
So yes, religion and politics do mix. Right now what we are seeing in society is the result of Secular Humanism (SH) being mixed with public policy and politics. The Church has bought the lie of separation (as in Church and state), has kept their individual and collective mouths shut, and SH has become the influencing religion over every almost every matter concerning our lives. "But Secular Humanism isn't a religion," you might say. Actually, in 1961, in the case of Torcaso v. Watkins, and again in 1985, the Supreme Court recognized SH as a viable First Amendment religion. It is a religion based on man, not upon God.
As we look around us can we recognize that SH is the driving philosophy for most matters? Consider abortion, euthanasia, divorce, the sexual epidemic, stem cell research, and even school curriculum. Surely we already know that God's principles are considered archaic and insignificant regarding such matters. The battle is about silencing Christians, and Christians have played along by being silent. Isn't it time for a strong, loud Christian voice to be heard? Isn't it time to do our Christian duty? To anyone willing to hear....
© Madeline Crabb
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