[CS-FSLUG] OT: Lawmaker Hopes to Open Churches to Political Speech

[James Thompson]

What you're showing isn't Fundamentalist mentality but Pre-millenial
Dispensationalist mentality...or the slightly more deragatory 'Left
Behind Theology'....my theology is fundamentalist in general terms and
in-line with much of the Fundamentalist movement until people start
talking about eschatology or politics because I'm an amillenialist and
slightly more moderate in my political views, although even moderate
makes my actual views sound far too simple and liberal considering how
nuanced they actually are...

Churches should engage in the political discourse, but only in broad
terms dealing with issues and policies that have direct implications
from biblical teaching and a churches particular theology. Churches
should never cross that line into endorsing individuals or specific
parties because that introduces unneccessary risks to the church's
reputation, especially considering the risks to a church's reputation
that already exist...


-James


On 5/15/05, Don Parris <evangelinux at thefreelyproject.org> wrote:
> 
> Sounds to me like some of those videos I've seen about the "New World Order"
> and the New Age movement.  Get churches used to the idea of openly
> politicking, and then the government controls the churches.  Anyone want to
> bet on how quickly the "Unitarian Universalist" churches will be among the
> first to support this?  They would be the ultimate "church" for the
> government to get into bed with.  Believe what you want, so long as it isn't
> salvation by Grace through Faith in the one and only Son of God, Jesus
> Christ.  O.k., I may be showing some Fundamentalist mentality there.  Even
> so.
> 
> Don
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