“See Matthew 28: 19 & 20 !”
I don’t see how secular politics is even remotely associated with evangelization and Baptism. But I’m glad you brought it up, because it highlights the underlying problem: this obsession with secular politics on the part of some Christian conservatives borders on idolatry.
While we’re reading Matthew, we should also take a hard look at Matthew 22: 15-22.
Clinton, that corner; Obama, that corner over there, Edwards, down the hall in Home Ec; Richardson fans, over there by the Big Chalupa; Kucinich supporters, out back by the old brick shithouse.
I agree. I was refuting the claim that...”Our primary job as Christians is not to act as unpaid support squadrons for one or the other of these politicians.”
Our primary job is to fulfill the Great Commission.