R.L. Dane   🍵Feb 7

New #blog post: You can never be apolitical

https://rldane.space/you-can-never-be-apolitical.html

#CW: Deals with religion and politics

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You can *never* be apolitical

Show threadPeter "Poly" PatersonFeb 7
@rl_dane
You may want to come up to Kentucky and slap me for saying so, but I agree with your Pastors that politics should not be in the main message to a Church, usually on Sunday morning. Discussion groups sure, but not the service.
My own local Church of CenterPointe Christian on Sundays teaches the Word and living by it. We as the body of believers take God's Word and apply it to our daily walk in the world.
Tonight was my first session with a D-Group (Discipleship) of fellow guy believers. Politics was mentioned there, but more on a living out our faith aspect.

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Show threadR.L. Dane   🍵Feb 7

@solusspider @joel @dm @sotolf @thedoctor @pixx @twizzay @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk @krafter @roguefoam @clayton

I definitely don't want to slap you, but in love, I will absolutely challenge you.

Who does your silence benefit?

Is there an important truth hiding inside of the folds of a carefully-constricted false dichotomy you might not have considered?

If Jesus wasn't neutral on the value of the harlot's tearful faith, the true size of the widow's mite, or the danger of the Pharisee's leaven, why are we neutral on anything where there is a clear line between good and evil?

How is it the church can speak out against vaccines and masks like they're some demonic thing, but remain quiet on the monstrous abuse of the stranger, the orphan, and the widow?

I cannot.

Show threadNick (Alatar the Blue)

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The church corporate in the USA has been bought and sold for 2-3 generations now; what’s taught in the pages of the New Testament bears little resemblance to the actual policies and public statements by most of evangelical American congregations / leaders.

#imnotbitter #grewupasapastorskid #thebibleteachesloveandacceptanceandtheforgivenessofsinsnotthejudgementofman

Feb 7 at 2:45amWeb
Show threadPeter "Poly" PatersonFeb 7
Y'all are free to listen to my local church's messages that are pure word of God.
https://mycpointe.com/messages/
Nothing to do with vaccines etc, but rather saturating us with Bible knowledge and worship in the Spirit.

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Show threadsotolfFeb 7
@solusspider @alatartheblue @twizzay @krafter @roguefoam @thedoctor @clayton @dm @joel @rl_dane @pixx @adamsdesk @orbitalmartian you don't use the bible? because that is a very political book, in so many ways, mostly homicadal genocidal rapey misagnyst politics, but that's also politics.
Show threadPeter "Poly" PatersonFeb 7
@sotolf
Confusedl?
Assuming "you" is my local church & I, what do you mean by we don't use the Bible?

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Show threadChronoFeb 7
@solusspider he is implying that since u said "my church doesn't preach about politics" therefore you're saying "my church doesn't use the bible to preach"

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Show threadsotolfFeb 7
@solusspider @alatartheblue @twizzay @krafter @roguefoam @thedoctor @clayton @dm @joel @rl_dane @pixx @adamsdesk @orbitalmartian Because you said it has nothing to do with politics, the bible, when I read it is one of the more politic heavy books that I've ever read.
Show threadPeter "Poly" PatersonFeb 7
@sotolf
Oh I agree that the Bible is a political book.
I think there has been confusion on the context of this discussion.
@rl_dane originally brought up the teaching he received at a local church Sunday morning service. That message is for the local church body, not the world around.
As a believer I certainly discuss my political views, but it's at church that I get my grounding and teaching in the Word of God.

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Show threadKrafterFeb 7
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i think there is a huge difference between the politics of like social justice (what jesus talks about) and picking your favorite politician to blab about. the latter of which does not belong in a sunday morning service
Show threadR.L. Dane   🍵Feb 7

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Fair, that goes to my point of political vs partisan.

Show threadR.L. Dane   🍵Feb 7

@alatartheblue @solusspider @sotolf @twizzay @krafter @roguefoam @thedoctor @clayton @dm @joel @pixx @adamsdesk @orbitalmartian

Well, the declension of the church from the purity of the Gospel has been going on for millennia, with periods of revival and apostasy following each other to varying degrees.

The real question is, will you let their folly (whomever exactly it is they are) define what you are capable of? Will their ceiling be your ceiling or your floor?

Ok, that was corny, but I meant it kinda seriously. ;)