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Originally Posted by PANTHERTEKE
I don't believe a religious leader should be talking about politics or endorsing certain candidates. This pisses me the f*ck off, and it's mostly Liberal and Democratic "pastors" who do this (just stating the facts).
If I wanted to hear about politics I'd turn on the news, I don't want to hear that from the pulpit. Religious leaders who do this really lose my respect.
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A huge part of my faith is social justice, which means we talk politics. We even have a presence in DC and when bills are going through of interest to us, we know about it. However we do not and will not candidate endorse. If my religion stopped having a focus on social justice I'd leave it. My pastor and other community members have a peaceful protest every Friday night where they meet at Friendship Square and some people do bring signs or get into debates over the war, but he is doing it as an individual, not my pastor (though it is a small town and everyone knows he is the pastor of my church).