From Buchanan’s lips to God’s Ears…
Pat Buchanan, that advocate for separation of church and state (NOT) had an interesting analysis of the current disillusionment among evangelical Christians:
Although Buchanan didn’t point fingers at Haggard, he conceded that the political disillusionment may drive a wedge between religion and politics for the Evangelicals and fundamentalists who have come to see the political and the religious as one and the same.
Buchanan said there’s some validity to the belief some conservative Christians feel that they have come to close too power and that power corrupts.
Some Evangelicals, Buchanan said, may even consider withdrawing from the political arena, as they were before the 1970s and 80s, and take an example from the Catholic Church, where priests stay out of politics.
Oh, if only they would. And maybe while they’re at it, they could lose the party association, too. As a lifelong Democrat, I get a little tired of having to be the apologist for the maniacs who claim to speak for me.
From your lips to God’s ears, Pat.
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