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According to Hinks, Methodists were usually more willing to place “the powerful God of Christianity… on the side of social and political justice.” One religious message that Walker conveys through this Appeal that supports this claim, was

Our job is not to Christianize government, it to be of service. We have already won as Christians but we are to engage at every level with confidence and peace. To step up to the plate and do what we have to

A “faithless elector” is one who says he will vote for his party’s candidate but vote for

This year’s presidential election is facing much controversy. The evangelicals are a vote candidates strive to earn along with many other special interest groups. Donald Trump, the nominee for the Republican party, met with prominent evangelical leaders of America on June 22, 2016 to discuss many of the issues that he will face if elected president. It was a closed conversation that included Jerry Falwell Jr., David Jeremiah, Ben Carson, Franklin Graham, and other evangelical leaders. In the conversation, Donald Trump gains the vote of evangelical leaders and their followers not through his extensive knowledge or political background, but by appealing to their emotions, using precise and compelling language, and convincing the audience that

David Gushee spoke about the 2016 Presidential Election and how religion has played a role in the current outcome of Donald Trump as the GOP nominee. White Evangelicals specifically have played a crucial role in this outcome. Gushee explained why Donald Trump appeals to Evangelicals in comparison to other elections. He also spoke about the other GOP candidates and why, from a religious perspective, they did or did not appeal to voters. Gushee did mention the Democratic Party, focusing on Bernie Sanders Jewish background and Martin O’Malley’s Catholic background. He very briefly touched on Hillary Clinton’s religious background.

According to Christian Post, Osteen stated, "I have friends who are very political. They're pastors and that's what their thing is. But I think sometimes, that the church world, we can take one issue and make it really, really big and it can turn people off, where there are many bigger issues. You know, our message is about lifting people up, helping them fulfill their destiny, helping them to forgive in a tough time, how to make it through this life when life tries to push you down.”

Many people fear politics, regardless of this fear christians need to have an active role in politics, and should be influencing the domestic and international community with their roles. With the founding of the country christians adopted basic biblical rules and used them as the foundation for what our country has become. Recently, the Christian community has turned to attacking foreign groups and those who differ in opinion.Jim Wallis, in his article “Iraq: Humility Is the Best Option” does a wonderful job of explaining why the United States should try approaching terrorism with a humble attitude. I admire the attempts of the christian individuals and politicians who are attempting to deliver this message. Unfortunately, I do not think

“We are giving our churches their voices back and we are giving them back in the highest form.”

With the United States gearing up for the 2016 presidential election, I was curious to find out how our religion may affect voting. Considering the decline of people claiming a religious belief or claiming to be non-believers I was interested to read this article. I was intrigued to find out that many people still want a president who has some type of strong religious belief. Yet this year, both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are considered by some not to be religious at all.

If someone were to make a point that I should not have the right to participate in American politics because of my Christian faith, I would simply address the fact that before this person knew I was a Christian, he knew I was an American citizen. With that said I would then go on to state that all American citizens have the right to participate in American politics in some way or another. I understand that you have to be a certain age to vote and/or have a certain qualification to run for office, but you can be any age to have an opinion or even voice that opinion for that matter.

"I am not the Catholic candidate for president," said participants. "I am the Democratic Party candidate for President who also happens to be a Catholic. I 'm not talking about my church on public matters and the church does not speak for me. "

This topic is of vital important to the contemporary Christian in a political landscape that is fraught with scandal and questionable morals. When someone shows up to the polls to vote, there is rarely a clear-cut Christian candidate to support. On the contrary, there is Donald Trump, a man who for and intents and purposes claims to be Christian, but whose actions often do not line up with the message of scripture. Many people are against Trump for his political views and his arrogant personality, but should a Christian vote for a man who many claim to be a moral monster? Considering that many Christians regularly vote along party lines, should they abstain from this practice in the event that Trump wins the Republican Primary Election? Jesus

When I asked Pastor Peterman what advice he would give me about being a successful elected official, he replied “define your purpose, and understand the issues of the community”. He also believed that

Jesus asks in verse 34, “If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you?” In context, he is trying to convince his followers to be different than the normal people who have a “you help me I help you” attitude. I think that is still important for followers of Jesus today. Since I am building my platform on these verses I think that these issues needs to be brought up. Many politicians campaign by getting money from organizations that they hope to help out later when elected. Also, many politicians help each other out by voting for Thing A, but only after the politician in charge of Thing A agrees to vote for Thing B that the original politician is in charge of. This is not the attitude Jesus is conveying for his followers. I would address this first by running a clean campaign, and then when president enforce more laws about campaigning. I would also enact term limit laws to stop people from becoming career politicians which would reduce the amount of the activity described above. I would be ridiculed by my opponent for caring about an issue that is not super important to many people and they would attack me on this saying there are more important issues to care

It is very important for christians to get involved in politics. We have a constitutional right to choose what we want, but a lot of people do not exercise that right. If we don’t, we don’t have any right to complain about anything that happens in the government. We can change what happens in the government, but only if we vote and actively support the government.