To: MondoQueen
Its not illegal. Most churches don't want to give up the 30 pieces of silver they get in the form of tax exemptions but it is most definitely not illegal to talk about politics from the pulpit.
The seeds of the American revolution were sown by the colonial churches who spoke of freedom from tyranny and the need for self determination.
"It was Sunday morning early in the year 1776. In the church where Pastor Muhlenberg preached, it was a regular service for his congregation, but a quite different affair for Muhlenberg himself. Muhlenberg's text for the day was Ecclesiastes 3 where it explains, 'To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven; a time to be born, and a time to die, a time to plant, and a time to pluck what is planted...'"
"Coming to the end of his sermon, Peter Muhlenberg turned to his congregation and said, 'In the language of the holy writ, there was a time for all things, a time to preach and a time to pray, but those times have passed away.' As those assembled looked on, Pastor Muhlenberg declared, 'There is a time to fight, and that time is now coming!' Muhlenberg then proceeded to remove his robes revealing, to the shock of his congregation, a military uniform."
"Marching to the back of the church he declared, 'Who among you is with me?' On that day 300 men from his church stood up and joined Peter Muhlenberg. They eventually became the 8th Virginia Brigade fighting for liberty."
"Frederick Muhlenberg, Peter's brother, was against Peter's level of involvement in the war. Peter responded to Frederick writing, 'I am a Clergyman it is true, but I am a member of the Society as well as the poorest Layman, and my Liberty is as dear to me as any man, shall I then sit still and enjoy myself at Home when the best Blood of the Covenant is spilling? ...So far am I from thinking that I act wrong, I am convinced it is my duty to do so and duly I owe to God and my country."
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A Christian who isn't politically active is no Christian at all.
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32 posted on
09/06/2015 2:36:59 PM PDT by
cripplecreek
(Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
To: cripplecreek
Thanks for posting that. It made me stop and realize- I have most often made decisions based on comfort and not right or wrong.
I have some painting to get done and I will be thinking on this. Thanks again.
51 posted on
09/06/2015 2:50:09 PM PDT by
Irenic
(The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheelbarrow)
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