It’s amazing to me how you and other “Christians” have made any involvement in politics the new bogeyman. It’s just like when I was growing up in the Baptist church. There was always a witchunt for something or someone. Why not take the passage from Ed’s blog and apply it to all the time and money you spend on sports. Is that glorifying Christ? I won’t wave an American flag but I’ll wear a Phillies cap, a Phillies jersey, attend Phillies games, watch them on TV, run screaming in the streets following their World Series win, go to the parade and dress like hundreds of thousands other idoits. Is that getting in the way of the Gospel? No, probably not because Evan enjoys sports. Instead lets focus on politics or something else you deem distasteful. How blind you can be.

I like the way Paul speaks of his ministry—he describes himself as a good soldier who has to focus on obeying his commanding officer and completing his mission. Anything that gets in the way of that mission must go.

Christians are here on this earth to share the Gospel, to be agents of God’s Kingdom, and to bring redemption to this world. We’re picking up where Jesus left off: preaching the Good News, healing, and discipling. We can certainly involve ourselves in the matters of our state, however, we must carefully weigh whether these matters have an adverse effect on our mission. If they hinder our mission, then our involvement with the state must go.