Here's a minister who gets it . . .

[proud2BlibKansan]

Religion resolution
I am troubled by the attempts of some state legislators to officially recognize “a Christian God” (3/9, Metro, “Legislative move draws ire of clergy”).

As a Baptist minister, I simply do not understand this mindset. My faith does not need confirmation from state legislators or any other people. It depends solely upon God. How tragic it is to see Christian leaders who allow the allure of politics to distract them from their mission of redeeming our state. As Mahatma Gandhi stated, “A living faith cannot be manufactured by the rule of majority.”

Instead of trying to post the Decalogue everywhere, we should focus on living by its rules. Those supporting this resolution would do a lot more good for our society if they focused on living out the teachings of God instead of attempting to have them codified. After all, Jesus came to build a heavenly kingdom, not an earthly one.

It is time to care about what God cares about — people’s souls, not state recognition. When church and state become one, the church loses its prophetic voice as the conscience of society. When that happens, we all lose.

Brian Kaylor
Columbia

http://blogs.kansascity.com/unfettered_letters/

[bryant69]

1. Yeah that's pretty much right

Religion would be bad for politics, sure. I don't need to convince anybody of that. But politics is bad for religion as well.

Bryant
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