tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11997570.post113987697739651070..comments2023-05-01T09:16:51.422-06:00Comments on theoquest: America's Jesus???Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581008078947074110noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11997570.post-1139935875335366872006-02-14T09:51:00.000-07:002006-02-14T09:51:00.000-07:00Thanks for the comment Paul.I haven't read Campbel...Thanks for the comment Paul.<BR/><BR/>I haven't read Campbell's politics, but I'm not sure I'd say we should pull out of the political leadership of our nation alltogether. But on the other hand, I don't think political activism is the most effective way to strengthen the church, either. (I'll have to dig for that and read it sometime soon.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05581008078947074110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11997570.post-1139893161849293342006-02-13T21:59:00.000-07:002006-02-13T21:59:00.000-07:00All very interesting. This is something I struggl...All very interesting. This is something I struggle with so much. On the one hand I usually support the causes brought up by Conservative Christians, but on the other hand I often think these causes distract us from what God really wants us to be doing.<BR/><BR/>I am currently reading The Political Ethics of Alexander Campbell and he discouraged Christians from seeking public office because the government's interests are not the same interests as the interests as the Kingdom of God. He also publicly opposed "morality societies" that sought laws against drinking, gambling, and other immoral acts.<BR/><BR/>Coming from the same faith background I thought you might find that interesting, and I wonder what some of the more conservative ministers in the Restoration Movement think about that.Paul Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07277850626608531951noreply@blogger.com