Blog/Apologetics: This is Why Churches Shouldn’t Get Involved in Politics.

As a first-time voter, here are my honest thoughts on this month’s midterms: What the heck is going on? Am I in the right timeline?

First (by order of infamy), we had Graham Platner in Maine running for a spot in the senate with Democrats propping him up, ignoring the numerous rape and abuse allegations against him until one of his former, left-leaning girlfriends said he raped her. This then forced Democrats to try to find a replacement, with the wide array of options including a trans-identifying man. However, they finally settled on replacing Platner with Troy Jackson, a dude who’s now infamous for hooking up with his second cousin.

Second, we have James Talarico in Texas, a man who’s running for Senate, describes himself as a Presbyterian seminarian, and has become infamous for twisting the Bible to his own Left-wing ends. And begging for donations. Lots of begging for money.

Third, we have in Michigan (also running for senate) Abdul el-Sayed, a Muslim who has been stirring up controversy after being called out for speaking only Arabic during campaign events and reportedly paying off people to support him, with el-Sayed paying a Detroit pastor $75K to promote him.

Finally, however, we have a candidate who frankly should be covered more, and that’s Victor Marx.

For those of you who don’t know, Victor Marx is Colorado’s gubernatorial candidate for the Republican party. Seeing as I have already written a post on 99% of everything wrong with this guy (that we know of), I’ll spare you the massive explanation of how shady this guy is, but, in summary, he’s been accused of using his charity for personal gain, lying about his time in the military, lying about his relationship with his father, being abusive towards one of his daughters, lying about another daughter being groped, lying about how many people his charity has actually helped, and having a strange connection with Haitain warlord Jimmy Barbeque, amongst other things.

Despite all of this, however, Victor Marx not only still has the backing of Turning Point USA, but he’s also been endorsed by numerous politicians, and, most concerningly, is associated with several churches in Colorado.

Now, this post isn’t meant to slam any particular politician as I think that what’s happening in Colorado (and some other states) this year really highlights an issue that the church has had for a while. That issue is, of course, not staying out of politics.

This isn’t to say that the church (as in the body of Christ; Christians in general) shouldn’t be engaged in politics or vote. Absolutely, I think that we should engage in politics and vote in line with what the Bible teaches. What I’m saying here is that churches shouldn’t be outright endorsing various political candidates or conflating politics with faith. We’ve seen this with various churches’ endorsement of Trump, and we’re seeing it now with various political candidates running for senate, congress, governor, etc.

The church’s job isn’t to win people to one side of the political aisle or the other. It’s not to preach in the name of the Democrats or Republicans, but to preach in the name of Jesus, who’s above that stuff. As Christians, we’re to make disciples of all men for God’s glory, not for the glory of Trump or someone other politician. If a person votes Republican after converting, great. But it’s not our job to convince them that one side of the political aisle is better. If we do conflate God with politics, not only have we missed the mark, but we’re also risking the reputation of the church when those politicians fail in some way.

Until next time,

M.J.