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This is part two of a discussion on whether Christians should become involved in politics. Below is a response to the following:

“…of those female head of state that you listed, I am just commenting on the one… Indira Gandhi. Just what did she do? She had no respect for others religion. She dececrated (sic) the Sikh Temple and caused them to assassinate her. When she was killed they were saying they were glad she was dead. It seems as if she had everything set up for her son to be the next ruler. It seems as if he had inherited her ways and he was assassinated. All she did was make trouble. The United States did not like her, but I am not talking about that. That was political. I am just speaking about her way of living.”

Response:
Okay…since you were so quick to point out the misgivings of one female world leader gone awry, let’s talk about our CongressMEN here in the United States for a second. 36 have been accused of spousal abuse. 7 have been arrested for fraud. 19 have been accused of writing bad checks. 117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses. 3 have done time for assault. 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit. 14 have been arrested on drug-related charges.8 have been arrested for shoplifting. 21 currently are defendants in lawsuits, and 84 have been arrested for drunk driving within the last year.

Now if that is not enough to show that more men and women of God are needed in the political arena, I’m not sure what else is.

As someone who values and is committed to justice and freedom, my commitment is to God first and not any political party (I am an Independent, not a Democrat or Republican).

I am a realist, I acknowledge that politics shapes many of the issues that we face in the world today, including, but not limited to:

• People oppressed by poverty,

• Legalizing the murder of unborn babies,

• The murder of more than 400,000 in Darfur,

• the treatment of those who are impacted by AIDS/HIV,

• The Iraq Civil War,

• Terrorism

So what’s a Christian to do? The aforementioned are realities of that which exists in our world today, all shaped to a lesser or greater degree by Politics. Yes, our faith is in God, but should it stop there? No! It is absurd then to suggest that we should not be active in politics.

Akhenaton
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