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Originally Posted by Baron1710
I can assure you that the majority of churches in DC were openly preaching "Vote Obama" from their pulpits.
I don't expect anyone to change their political views. Last week I took nearly half a day off of work and sat in the Ethiopian Embassy to get a young lady's passport and visa and overnight them to Florida. She was on part of a mission trip that was leaving the next day, and I assure you these folks are very Liberal. A friend of mine from law school called and said is there anyway you can do this for us? She is the most liberal Christian I have ever met, both politically and in terms of Christianity. After spending 2 months around her in Europe when we were studying International law she said to me, "You are the first person I have met with conservative viewpoints that isn't legalistic and judgmental."
We are still friends and christian, and still have totally different political views.
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I understand. DC is one of the most liberal cities in America. Most churches in the town I'm sitting in right now, San Francisco, would probably encourage the same thing. But it's the exception, not the rule. The last survey I read had 78% of American senior pastors as registered republicans.
My main concern in all this is the perception of the unchurched person. I want them to be able to walk into a truly political neutral zone. The overwhelming reputation of American Christians is that we are homophobic, bigoted, exclusive, pious, self-righteous republicans.
I guess I see the mission of the church is to comfort the broken-hearted 15-year-old girl that's just had an abortion rather than protest the clinic where it happened. And I have the feeling you're on the same page with all that.
But WHEW, Baron, I thought we were gonna have to step outside there for a minute.
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