Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Politics, Preaching, and Proselytizing

Politics and religion are truly intertwined in America and both segments do their best to proselytize, but it's getting pretty interesting and inverted. Preachers want to influence politics and politicians use the pulpits to proselytize. Preachers attempt to covert people's politics and politicians attempt to connect with people's values.
Jim Dobson is pretty vocal on a number of political issues and politicians. As he attacks Obama, he's tap dancing the 501c3 line pretty closely, but then he's a loud voice amongst the evangelicals, so he's as untouchable as Obama is politically. If Jim Dobson gets challenged, he's being persecuted, just like when Obama gets questioned, he's being profiled . . . Dobson shoots his mouth off, then hides behind his religious credentials. Obama is in the spotlight and says what he wants, but is ready at all times to pull the racial victim.
I think these two men are scary opponents. This is where they both can stand on the same opposite ground, circled by their rallying followers cause enough hoopla that the true Bible conservatives and believers of social liberty will simply be disenfranchised, religiously and politically. Obama is sketchy and vague about his beliefs, except what he's politically voted for. Jim Dobson has already put his foot in his mouth by saying he will not vote for McCain. Religion has played a huge role in Obama's campaign. Politics plays a huge role in Dobson's commentary, but Dobson says parts of the Old Testament are irrelevant. Then that changes a lot of things regarding his teaching. He also said Obama was disregarding the traditional Bible understanding. Tradition is another thing the Pharisees desperately clung to. Obama on the other hand has a lot of words and says nothing. What concerns me is the amount of power and the number of followers each of these men have, and the group of individuals that lives here in America that neither man represent. This country has some citizens that are very devout but not evangelicals. This nation has some citizens that would like to have change, but not at the expense of their souls. There are people that unlike Jim Dobson, who believe the entire Bible is relevant, and do not believe any of the Bible is irrelevant to New Testament teaching. And there are some people that know the evangelicals were wrong before, but that doesn't make Obama the right choice now. Obama's religious beliefs are confusing and his political history is incredibly short. There is a minority of us that will not be dissuaded by either man. We know and fully believe the entire Bible is relevant and the true change America needs is to put G-d ahead of politics.
. . . here are they that keep the commandments of G-d, and the faith of Y'shuah. New Testament

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