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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 ...

A word to professing Christian democrats & meltowns over Trump's Presidential win

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Reposted  Q: I am a democrat, feeling distressed and have been crying all day today. I don't want to fight about politics.  I’m very scared and feel there is an evil in the USA. How am I to cope? I want to find comfort from like minded individuals over losing the election to Trump.  A: Are you seeking to follow your self focused feelings, or are you submitting to God, and who in his soverignty placed Trump in office? Who do you follow? Self or God? Why not submit to God and not have a rebellious heart? Why seek after those who only agree with you?  Your mindset right now is slightly similar to how many Republicans felt for 12 years (since 2009) since Obama, (and even during the 4 years of Trumps first presidency where Republicans were angry that he was attacked by the left daily & at every turn, [and because of that he was limited to what he could accomplish for America; though he did a lot]. And every since Biden administration as...