Don't you miss the days of Pres. BC?

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Originally Posted by Ron

My only point at the beginning of my post was that in spite of being good friends with good Christians like the Mangun's, the Clitnons, they are still not Apostolics!

Labels mean little. We don't know the depth of their spiritual experience.

To be so would necessitate them making a break from the political world.

Maybe. Do you believe that an Apostolic cannot participate in politics?

Alas, the political world makes one reek from compromising with world views that are not compatible with basic Christian principles.
Gay rights & Abortion to name two things that the Clinton's support as an example.

Rome was far worse and Paul admonished Christians to respect Rome's authority and give honor unto the king as supreme, in addition to paying taxes. This is a sinful world. All Bill Clinton's position did was put the responsibility of those issues on the individual. In a sense, with Democrats, the Government washes it's hands of the issues and leaves individuals responsible for their own choices.

I don't support gay marriage. But I think marriage is a private issue and Government does well to stay out of it.
Abortion is such a complex issue I have come to the conclusion that Government intervention will only make things worse. We need to leave it in the hands of individuals and allow private agencies and various programs to rise to the occasion.