Politics and religion, version 2012

WORLDmag.com | Politics and religion 2012 version: The 2012 election, in fact every election, ought not to be about if, how, or what a candidate worships, but on his (or her) ability to do the job. If I am in need of surgery, it may be of some interest to me what religion, if any, the surgeon happens to believe in, but I am far more interested in how many of his former patients are still among the living.

America has a rich history of preachers from the left and right speaking from their church and public pulpits about a wide variety of social and moral issues, including slavery, war, civil rights, alcohol abuse, and poverty, among others. Some have even claimed to speak for God, while taking the opposite, un-Christian position on an issue.

It is when preachers start endorsing or opposing candidates based on their perception of who is God’s choice that serious problems arise. It suggests, especially to the nonbelievers in the world, that the Kingdom of God is part of an earthly kingdom. The result is a loss of power for that unseen Kingdom, which is the only one that can transform a life and, thus, a culture.

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