I don’t want to get into a debate here about the good book. My main point is that the GOP doesn’t have the corner market on exploiting politics through churches. It disgusts me on both sides.

That’s a fair point, and any church who would do that is wrong. Here’s the infamous “but” — Comparing politics in the black church with politics in the predominantly white churches is not an apples to apples comparison.

While ANY church is wrong to politicize, when comparing the two, you have to see this difference; the politicization of the white evangelical church is based on a literal interpretation of the Scripture. Their politics are to be practiced as an extension of their truth, and not to follow that is a “sin”, which is a very slippery theological slope.

That tie in and judgement is less evident in the black church, where the politicization is more from the standpoint of community mobilization. The church is more of a vehicle to reach large gatherings of that demographic, rather than a body which attempts to say which politics are or are not scriptural.

I suppose in a larger sense, I could have worded the blog a little better. Though I would never want ANY church that I attended to tell me who to vote for from the pulpit, if a church is going to encourage its members to be involved in public affairs, or take positions on political issues, then they have to be careful.

*To me* - there is much more Scriptural evidence that supports such action for the poor, the sick, etc. - rather than homosexuality, abortion and prayer in schools.

I’ll let you guess which one.

*hint* the parishoners were NOT told to vote Republican.