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Common
Excuses Given by Political Inactive Christians
compiled by Danny Carlton
Excuse #1
| "Christians
shouldn't criticise our leaders in
government. We should show love by
supporting them in everything they
do." |
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Response
3 For Herod had laid hold
on John, and bound him, and put him in
prison for Herodias' sake, his brother
Phillip's wife.
4 For John said unto him, It is not
lawful for thee to have her. |
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Matthew
14:3,4 |
John the Baptist sacrificed his
entire ministry because he criticised the moral
behaviour of Herod (Ceasar's appointed leader for
that part of Isreal). He was later beheaded (see
verse 10). This was the man whom Jesus refered to
in this way:
| 11 Verily I say unto you,
Among them that are born of women there
hath not risen a greater than John the
Baptist... |
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Matthew
11:11a |
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Excuse #2
| "Christians
shouldn't call people names. Jesus never
did." |
Response
| A quick read of Matthew,
Chapter 23 provides an interesting look
at Jesus' approach to those abusing the
power God has entrusted to them. The Lord
calls the Pharisees hypocrites, 6 times
(vs. 13-15,23,25,27 and 29), blind
guides, 2 times (vs. 16 and 24), fools
and blind, twice (vs. 17 and 19), Blind
Pharisee (v. 26), serpents and generation
of vipers (v. 33), and child of hell (v.
15) each once. In verse 27 He compares
them to whited sepulchres, about as
offensive a remark as possible to an
orthodox Jew. And that's only one
chapter... |
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Excuse #3
| "Christians
shouldn't condemn people for doing
something sinful. We alienate them and
drive them further from God." |
Response
| This is usually in
reference to any remark about sinful
behavior or legislation that promotes
sinful behavior. To oppose special rights
for homosexuals is equal to hatred of
homosexuals in this mindset. To oppose a
welfare system that encourages out of
wedlock births and discourages men from
taking responsibility for the children
they father has become equal to racism.
Of course oppposing a candidate merely
because he is a Christian ("All
those Christians are homophobes and
racists, anyway, y'know") is
acceptable. Condemnation of a behavior
becomes condemnation of a person only
because that person would rather his
behavior not be condemned. I'm sure
Hitler didn't like his bad press either. |
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Excuse #4
| "What's law is
law and we should obey it and not become
a nuisance." |
Response
18 And they
called them, and commanded them not to
speak at all or teach in the name of
Jesus.
19 But Peter and John answered and said
unto them, Whither it be right in the
sight of God to hearken unto you more
than unto God, judge ye.
20 For we cannot but speak the things
which we have seen and heard. |
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Acts
4:18-20 |
| The Bible is very clear
about our response to laws which command
us to disobey God, OBEY GOD. Laws which
do not command us to disobey God but are
immoral in themselves, (i.e. Roe v. Wade,
Dred Scott, Apartheid) we MUST fight to
remove. As American citizens it is our
duty, and as Children of God we are to do
our duty. |
"We hold these
truths to be self evident, that all men
are created equal, that they are endowed
by their Creator with certain
unenalienable Rights, that among these
rights are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit
of Happiness. That to secure these
rights, Governments are instituted among
Men, deriving their just powers from the
consent of the governed. That whenever any Form
of Government becomes destructive of
these ends, it is the Right of the People
to alter or abolish it..."
[emphasis
mine] |
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Excuse #5
| "Christians
shouldn't legislate their morality on
everyone else." |
Response
Or as put by Lord
Melbourne,
| "Things
have come to a pretty pass when
religion is allowed to invade
public life." |
He was voicing his
opposition to the abolition of the Slave
Trade.
On Dec 18, 1865 Slavery was abolished
in the United States.
All states have age of consent laws,
but that age varies from state to state.
Some homosexual groups are fighting for
the repeal of all age of consent laws,
which would make child molestation legal.
All laws are legislations of someone's
morality whether its slavery, polygamy or
simply the speed limit. The choice is
not, whether to or not, but whose.
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