Should your Pastor tell you How to Vote?

Should your Pastor tell you How to Vote?

I have been a pastor for over 40 years, and very rarely I wondered what political party, if any, people prefer. As a follower of Jesus, I am much more interested in one's faith. That has not changed.

But whether I like it or not, the politics-free-zone in public life is growing ever smaller. Political labeling happens quickly, and then pigeonholing soon follows. Neighbor love gets shut down because of allegiances to politicians six time zones away from Hawaii. Shouting replaces sharing. Attacks stifle exchanges of ideas. Lord, have mercy on our nation!

Government under God is part of the Lord's plan for His original, very good, creation. Governments, of all varieties, have one thing in common: the legal use of force.

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