We have been warned for generations to be on the lookout for false prophets who will lead astray. While the world has been on the lookout for one individual, a team of false prophets has led us away from the promised land.
I am a spiritual person. My relationship with God is one of the many things I am very content with, though if you know me you wouldn't figure that is the case. As a spiritual person I am befuddled by the tennis match being played in American politics with spirituality and religion. Last week, the President spoke at the commencement of a religious college (he asked the college if he could speak there) and was met with a diverse faculty that disagrees with his use of Christianity for his own political ends. It was refreshing to see some of these Christians stand up and say that this President doesn't represent all of us.
The Presidents commencement speach went off without much ado, but the message was put out there for a little while, at least, that one political party does not have a monopoly on God. But do you think that Frist and Co. will get the message?
I just saw a political ad in the paper by the Focus on the Family PAC which was directed against Ken Salazar and his stance on the whole filibuster issue. Focus on the Family has some good people working there (I've known a few), but am I the only one that feels that such direct political campaigns by a religious organization sullies the reputation of that institution? You expect religious organizations to be above the fray, staying out of politics and guiding their flock through spiritual counseling, not legislative maneuvering.
You also expect the government to keep a distance from religious inclusion so as not to alienate those who do not share their religious zeal. Granted, the Bush administration owes the election of 2004 to their Christian base, but as a Christian do you really want to be associated with any politician?
Religion should go beyond politics, and should deal with the soul. If your message is so weak that you must have a PAC which "lobbies" an agenda, how strong is your faith, in the end?
