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Q: Christians, Faith and Politics

How do we all manage not letting politics interfere with our faith?- that could be in the form of losing faith, getting distracted by politics, or whatever. It’s so easy to get distracted by what’s going on that sometimes I lose focus on the true promise. I know that some Christian’s are simply not political (no voting, no talking, etc.) but I’ve never found myself to be that way.  What do you do? Are there Bible verses talking about politics or similar that you all like? I’d like to at least ensure my political views align with the Gospel. How do we manage our relationship between politics and Christianity?  A: lets start here... Frank Tuerik: There's a growing push for Christians to stay silent while atheists dominate politics. But if politics shapes laws that affect our neighbors, is silence really loving? This explains why Christians shouldn't retreat from the political arena and why engaging culture is part of living out our faith .  Ken Ham recently posted on this ...

Another democrat professing Christian seeks answers

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Reposted Q: I just feel really alone with what I’m feeling after the election, considering where nearly all Christian’s stand and I’m just wondering if there is anyone who feels the way I do.  I’m tired of Christian’s telling people you have to vote red if you are Christian, it’s like people who vote blue are viewed as fake Christian’s, or they’re just seen as delusional or brainwashed, no one is even willing to let them explain why they vote blue over red, bc people like me are automatically “wrong”.  The division that politics causes especially within Christianity, is extremely heartbreaking. To make someone feel like they’ll never be Christian enough bc they didn’t vote for the same candidate as you, isn’t just simply not encouraging the support of sin, like you think it is, it’s passing judgment that isn’t your place to do.  At the end of the day, it’s extremely hypocritical to tell Christian democrats that they can’t be Christian if they vote blue, or that they’re vo...