Government officials would rather for us to keep silent (unless we are voting for them), but it's time for the CHURCH to make a political statement. During the Civil Rights movement, Dr. King and others used the church as their headquarters and meeting place. Many of the leaders of the protest and marchers were pastors, ministers and revenrends. Unfortunately, we live in a day when many of the popular pastors only care about speaking to the people within their church. IT'S TIME TO STAND UP AND CHANGE. Don't just assemble the people for a "feel good" summer convention. Use that time to for voter registration. Allow some of the political leaders a opportunity to explain their platform.
I have a great conference idea. Let's call it the "VOTER-FEST." Signing up to vote in the upcoming elections will pay for your registration to the religious conference. NO MONEY.... JUST FILL OUT THE VOTER REGISTRATION CARD.
Crazy me! What am I thinking? That would never work. HMMMMM???????
CAMPAIGNING FROM THE PULPIT
Written by COWBOY4EVER
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This is a really interesting article. I am on the middle of the fence on this issue. I do believe in the seperation of church in state. Martin Luther King usedthe pulpit to ignite the community to take a social stand to demand that we have the same rights to particiapte in the political process. So he never really talked about politics in the pulpit, only activism. I think that today;s churches can do the same. They can influence their congregations to be a more informed voter and they encourage members to vote. I do not feel that they should promote or encourage their congregations to vote for a paticular person just because they are.
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