I accidentally missed last week’s Christian Views Symposium. It was completely unintentional – I was trying to remember to obtain some background material to provide as links to support my position. I never did find that time, so I’m just going to post this and you can choose to believe me or not for now.

The question asked by XBIP last week for the Christian Views Symposium was:

Do you think religious leaders should or should not try to influence government decisions? and why?

Another easy one this week – at least in my opinion.

Yes. Without any doubt whatsoever. Do you realize that if you say that no religious leaders should participate in government, then you deny the very existence of the United States? Most of the leaders of the militias from colonial times were church leaders. Church bells called the patriots to arms – anyone remember the Old North Church tower?

Freedom and religion are not exclusive of one another – unless it is a repressive religion like the Muslim religion. Christianity supports freedom entirely. Christianity is based on the idea that you have free will and you should do the right thing.

With some exceptions, what religious Christian leaders do you know that dispense bad advice regarding society? If you say that no religious principles should influence politics, youÂ’re telling the vast majority of this country that they should not participate in self-government.

I know the ACLU and others, and I imagine some of my good readers, are trying to do all they can to remove all vestiges of religion from government. They, and you, are wrong. If you say that religious opinions do not matter in government, then you are proclaiming that you and your opinions are superior to the majority of Americans. They are not, sorry.

This is not a call for a theocracy – in fact I know of very, very few people who are calling for such a thing, and NONE of them are anywhere any actual elected positions, much less any real power. This is simply saying that you cannot disqualify someone for political office or government decisions because they are Christians.

More religious leaders should come out of their shells and help the majority of Americans in opposing the cleansing of religion from politics.

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