Politics and the Preacher
Posted on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 1:17 PM by David Zavadil
I was pretty open during our elections concerning my view of the candidates running for office. I made it clear, up front, that I did not think either candidate was, in the long run, good for our country. My view has not changed.
While our president says he is doing what is best for the country, I am not sure. Between the state of our economy and the state of our society, more and more there are issues that are crossing and sometimes blurring the line between the political and theological. As a preacher of the Word, I struggle with the fine line between God's pulpit and the "Bully Pulpit."
During both the Revolutionary and Civil War periods many sermons were preached for and against every view. Today we tend to see multiple views of political sermons. One view is that we should just focus on the Word of God and should take an apolitical position. Another view is that we need to be politically proactive, declaring our views and vocally advocating them. I am not sure I agree with either position and wonder what is the place for hot button or political sermons in our pulpits. Can a minister of the word address the recent California Supreme Court hearing or the economy or other political issues of the day? Weigh in and let me know what you think. Let's talk about this.
Edited on: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 1:24 PMPosted in Ministry (RSS), The Church (RSS)
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