1. Does a politicians' religion matter?
2. Is the separation of Church and State really exist in the Constitution?
3. Does politics even matter in the light of Christ's immanent return?
4. Do you vote? Why? Why not?
5. Do Christians (Apostolics) have a responsibility to vote?
1. Does a politicians' religion matter?
2. Is the separation of Church and State really exist in the Constitution?
3. Does politics even matter in the light of Christ's immanent return?
4. Do you vote? Why? Why not?
5. Do Christians (Apostolics) have a responsibility to vote?
1. No.
2. It does exist in Constitutional law, Those words may not appear in the Constitution but the principle does.
3. Yes, Paul thought that Christ's return was Immanent it may be another 1,000 years or more before He returns.
4. Yes, I vote. Because I have a responsibility to make sure that I have done all that I can to maintain the freedom I have been blessed with.
5. See answer to 4.
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"Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow." ~Aesop
1. Does a politicians' religion matter?
2. Is the separation of Church and State really exist in the Constitution?
3. Does politics even matter in the light of Christ's immanent return?
4. Do you vote? Why? Why not?
5. Do Christians (Apostolics) have a responsibility to vote?
1. It should never matter, but it does and will matter, depending on the office that a politician is running for, the nature of the position, and the location.
2. The concept is there. America was never meant to be a theocracy.
3. Yes.
4. Yes. It's my duty and my right to influence what happenes in my community, state and nation.
5. All Americans have a responsibility to vote-- Christians and non-Christians alike.
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"The choices we make reveal the true nature of our character."
2. It does exist in Constitutional law, Those words may not appear in the Constitution but the principle does.
3. Yes, Paul thought that Christ's return was Immanent it may be another 1,000 years or more before He returns.
4. Yes, I vote. Because I have a responsibility to make sure that I have done all that I can to maintain the freedom I have been blessed with.
5. See answer to 4.
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
1. Does a politicians' religion matter?
2. Is the separation of Church and State really exist in the Constitution?
3. Does politics even matter in the light of Christ's immanent return?
4. Do you vote? Why? Why not?
5. Do Christians (Apostolics) have a responsibility to vote?
1. Sometimes. I might matter to me when I make a decision about their state of mind or bias. It's my right as a citizen to use that information to make voting decisions. More often than not, though, I put politicians in the secular category, even if they claim to be part of a religion, and exclude it from my decision completely.
2. Yes, but not always in the way it has been presented. The separation of church and state was intended to prevent the government from forcing its citizens to be part of a certain religion, or to prevent the government from persecuting people for belonging to any particular religion. It wasn't intended to restrict religion expression on the part of its citizens; quite the opposite.
3. Politics matter because they affect our wellbeing and lifestyle and that of your children. Being a good citizen in your community is as important as being a good neighbor in your neighborhood; it's in your best interest to do so. Additionally, I have no way of knowing that Christ's return is imminent.
4. Yes; stated in #3. I also feel that I have a duty to my country, and IMO participating in elections is part of Patriotism 101.
5. Is there a good reason not to vote? We aren't persecuted for voting, we are encouraged to vote, there's no prohibition in scripture regarding participating in politics, and showing allegiance to the "king" is supported in scripture.
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"God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours."
--David Livingstone
"To see no being, not God’s or any, but you also go thither,
To see no possession but you may possess it—enjoying all without labor or purchase—
abstracting the feast, yet not abstracting one particle of it;…."
--Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, Song of the Open Road
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By not voting, you approve of the status quo. Being an educated voter is not just a right it is a responsibility.
Not necessarily; some people believe it's unnecessary to participate in politics since God is sovereign over all. I can respect that, even if I don't entirely agree. Non-participation isn't tacit approval of present politics.
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"God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours."
--David Livingstone
"To see no being, not God’s or any, but you also go thither,
To see no possession but you may possess it—enjoying all without labor or purchase—
abstracting the feast, yet not abstracting one particle of it;…."
--Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, Song of the Open Road
1. Does a politicians' religion matter?
2. Is the separation of Church and State really exist in the Constitution?
3. Does politics even matter in the light of Christ's immanent return?
4. Do you vote? Why? Why not?
5. Do Christians (Apostolics) have a responsibility to vote?
1: Not to me.
2: The foundation of it is laid out in the Constitution, and has been defined over the years by the judicial system.
3: Depends on who you are asking.
4: I do. I believe it is our right and duty to vote. I can envision a far-off future where we possibly will not have that opportunity. It also allows us to let our voices be heard to lifetime out of touch politicians.
5: I feel every American has a responsibility to vote.
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