Christians and Politics

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(01-23-2023, 07:44 AM)Arturo Bandini Wrote: People bringing Jesus in politics are actually not acting like the Jesus I know. It's quite the opposite to be honest.

I was raised catholic, with the church and school and altar boy stuff (alter server by the time I was in 7th grade or so and they GASP started letting girls do it too) and so on.  I believed in god and it always seemed pretty by the way and/or boring but it wasn't until I was an adult and started paying attention to politics and seeing the other types of religion where they believe god and demons and angels and what not intervene in every day life.  That was an interesting learning moment for me.  

It's a similar thing with people I've met who believe in ghosts...it never really occurred to me even in days when I fully believed that they existed that the supernatural and spiritual world directly interact with me, but people have told me it happens.  I've had evangelical christian regular folks tell me they've laid hands on a crooked spine and felt it straighten and made a guy who was missing part of his foot magically grow it back in front of people.  I've had people tell me they have spoken to people who were possessed by demons and they saw the demon in their eyes.  I've even had a woman who had family members who practice wiccan stuff tell me they made it snow indoors.  I recall one of my HS pals having some goth looking girlfriend who was carrying around an egg in her purse because they had to put a spell on her to protect her from the dark magic of his vengeful ex.  I had an uncle who called the news because he saw Bigfoot across the train tracks near Seaton Hill in Greensburg Pennsylvania circa 1986.

I just put the idea of god or a god or gods or angels or demons having a direct hand in our politics into that same bucket.  I can't say it doesn't happen, but what can I really say DOESN'T happen?  People seem sincere with this stuff, and I just always got the same sort of "It doesn't happen to non believers" regardless of what happens to them and not to me.

If god is picking our politicians I have to ask why he hates 3rd party candidates so much.