"Claiming God is for your political party is a dangerous folly."

[chemenger]

"A Country Divided by Christ" ... A very interesting article in today's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette by the Rev. Dr. N. Graham Standish, pastor of the Calvin Presbyterian Church in Zelienople (a small town north of Pittsburgh).

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05163/519879.stm

"As a seminary student in the 1980s, the choice seemed clear, at least for many of my classmates. We could not be Christian and Republican. We especially could not be Christian and vote for Ronald Reagan. The only choice was to be a Democrat. You can imagine that I felt a bit odd being a registered Republican who happened to vote for Ronald Reagan ... twice."

"... Today, Christians all over the country, in print and on conservative talk radio, suggest that the only political option for Christians is to be Republican. During the last election, churches nationwide urged their members, and Christians their friends, to vote for George W. Bush ..."

"Ironically, I left the Republican Party in 1992 and registered as an independent precisely because I sensed the Republican Party slipping away from the Christianity to which I had committed my life. ..."

Much more. This is a very interesting article that addresses one of the most important issues (IMHO) in politics today.

[chemenger]

1. unabashedly shameless, self-promoting kick

eom

[ashling]

2. As I recall, some insignia for the Nazi SS

(I could be wrong) read "Gott mit uns"