Politics, government, religion and God

You've probably heard it before - Religion and politics make strange bedfellows. Today though, we're going to narrow it down to Christianity, rather than religion as a whole. So we end up with Christianity and politics make strange bedfellows. And when we narrow it down like that, the combination of ...

Christianity Today just asked a really interesting question – Was the U.S. never really a Christian country, or was US Christianity corrupted by politics? If you’ve read much of my stuff, you likely realize I say that with our entanglement of religion and government, we’ve never been a truly Christian ...

Trump Announces New Religious Freedom Initiatives.  And Evangelical leaders cheer.  But let's be honest.  Exactly what do those religious freedom initiatives accomplish?  Oh yeah - businesses are going to be involved too.  Huh?  "Freedom of religion and belief can contribute to a rich pluralism that is itself associated with economic ...

Are there gun people in Heaven?  You know - people who are really, really into guns?  A while back, I asked a similar question - Are the guns in Heaven?  And then there's, Are there assault weapons in Heaven?  Asking if there are gun people in Heaven seems like a ...

Hey Trump Christians - these questions are for you.  How do you feel, supporting a President that claims to be the best President ever for Christians, and yet acts the opposite of what Jesus told us to act?  Two says ago, Trump said, "We are a very reciprocal nation with ...

Should Christians care about winning the political argument?  Judging from current events, it seems that large numbers of Christians do care about winning the political war.  And they care a great deal.  But is that a Christ-like concern?  In other words, Did Jesus care about winning the political war? ...

Truth + Half-Truth = Half-Lie = Lie.  It's a progression.  We start with the truth.  Add in something that's not quite true.  Now it's a half-truth.  But it's really half-lie.  And the conclusion we reach with that half-lie is almost certainly an outright lie.  The big question is, are we ...

As we approach voting time, many people will vote according to their faith. Who knows - some may even vote according to their resistance to any faith. There's a perception (justified or not) that religious people, especially Evangelical Christians tend to vote for the republican ticket. Seems like a good ...

I read this more and more - parents are upset over some policy, this time federal, restricting religious symbols / words / books in schools. But why? I truly don't think we should be so upset over this ...

There is certainly more than enough said in just the verses I've quoted above to give us the responsibility to care for God's creations. We don't need more. And we don't need to reduce ourselves either ...

This is - first and foremost - a law that targets innocent children. Really, all of this is over minor children. It says that parents can't engage in conversion therapy for their minor children (for who, again, the parents have responsibility - to both the government and God). However, when ...

Oh yeah - and whatever Apple chooses to do with it. Like to be tagged. And to be searched on. And to be found. All of which exist with data that's at least semi-public. And now Apple wants to make that process even "smarter" by doing all those things with ...

But none of that seems to have happened. Instead, I believe, we were in a position where - no matter who had been inaugurated - it would have been the person we "wanted", but also a person God allowed to rise up to try to teach us a lesson that ...

In the Old Testament, we read about God raising up (literally – allowing) leaders to come to power in order to teach His chosen people a lesson. Think Pharaoh in Egypt and Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon, for starters. Is that where the U. S. is now? ...

What’s the government for? Before going there – how about another question? Why should we even care? ...

Many Democratic leaders have already proven they have little to no regard for human life, when it's not old enough to vote for them. But to equate God with abortion? And then they claim to believe in God? ...

It's noticeable that the winners in both parties are saying the same things to the losers in their respective parties: If we lose the election, the other side will pick several Supreme Court justices! ... It's all about the two hot-button issues ... What would Jesus say to that? ...

our second amendment rights are sacrosanct Seriously? Sacrosanct? Do you realize what that means? I heard the statement - "Our second amendment rights are sacrosanct" this morning on the news.  They were spoken by David Webb, a Sirius XM talk show host.  I was shocked.  But only for a moment.  Then ...

Look at the candidates we have running for president of the U.S. today. Do we need either of them? Do we deserve both of them? I wrote on this topic about a year and a half ago.  The original is here ...

Is life supposed to be like this: House Set to Subject 64,000 Household Chemicals to Regulation Of course not. So why do so many people reject the chance to have a better life? When I first read the headline on msn.com news - House Set to Subject 64,000 Household Chemicals ...

Should there be a National Day of Reason? “Come now, let us reason together,” Since I believe the preceding statement is true, the answer must be yes - we should have a national day of reason. And the fact that humanists, atheists, Etc. want it to be on the same day ...

"We have to defend a woman's right to choose."   Choose what?   To kill their unborn baby. And the madness continues. "We have to defend a woman's right to choose."   The quote above - that would be from Bernie Sanders. As he rails against the man who went ...

The Right to die.  A euphemism.  At best - a claimed right to commit suicide.  At worst - legalized murder.  And where does this "right" come from? Let's look deeper into this issue.  As one who has tried to commit suicide - and obviously failed - it's something I've examined ...

Is the gay marriage decision a wake-up call? You better believe it. The proponents are awake and know full well what they accomplished. If you're a devout true believer of any of the religions of Abraham - Judaism, Christianity or Islam (in order of  historical appearance) - then this question ...

People used to talk about who they would vote for. More and more, we seem to hear about who they would not vote for. But I have to ask, what exactly is accomplished by not voting for someone? Let's say we have two candidates - A and Z. Candidate A is from the party ...

The Rapture Is Coming And It's Obama's Fault This quote is from Michele Bachmann. Please - you've got to be kidding! ...

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. But just how "self-evident" are they?  Maybe that depends on just who "self" is? The Declaration ...

Six hundred migrants were rescued in the Mediterranean the other day, between Sicily and North Africa.     The boats landing daily on the shores of Europe are filled with men and women who need acceptance and assistance. So where is God in all of this? Shouldn't He be taking ...

"God always forgives, but the earth does not" - according to Pope Francis. What does this mean? Does this mean he believes that God "prevents" the earth from forgiving? Or maybe that God doesn't have control over the earth, and it won't "forgive" even if God wants it to? Don't ...

“No palliative care, terminal sedation, or promise of effective palliative care can give Maynard the thing she treasures now … the hope of gaining control over her disease before it takes her life.” from Washington Post article, How Brittany Maynard may change the right-to die-debate.  It's become a political issue - ...