Note the title: I’m not talking about politicians staying clear of religion. That’s a separate issue.<\/p>\n
My local church has announced that next week it’ll hand out a “Catholic Voter’s Guide.”<\/p>\n
I find this an insidious abuse of religion. Not so much because I think it’s wrong for the church to leverage its power to influence politics (although I do), but because church is about God, not about politics<\/strong>. While I’m not one to quote scripture, consider Matthew 21:12<\/a>, where Jesus can fairly be described as flipping out when people try to sell stuff in church. It’s not about politics, true, but I think the point is the same: church is about worshiping God<\/em>. Attempting to campaign in a church strikes me as an unacceptable practice, and really, an affront to religion.<\/p>\n Granted, it could be worse. We don’t have enormous TV screens and invite candidates to our church to speak about politics as you sometimes see happening in the South. But I still can’t bring myself to support the church handing out political leaflets. Am I crazy to think this?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Note the title: I’m not talking about politicians staying clear of religion. That’s a separate issue. My local church has announced that next week it’ll hand out a “Catholic Voter’s Guide.” I find this an insidious abuse of religion. Not … Continue reading