The Church & Politics

In today’s world, political discussions are ubiquitous, with celebrities and public figures often influencing opinions on who to vote for. However, within many churches, there seems to be an unwritten rule against addressing politics. This raises a crucial question: How should Christians approach discussing politics and voting?

Public figures like Taylor Swift often play significant roles in shaping political opinions, especially among younger demographics. While the broader society engages vigorously in political discussion, many churches promote a culture of silence regarding politics.

Here is what confuses me. The world can be as loud as they want, but the church can't touch it. Why? They don't want to offend people. Meanwhile, there are major issues of morality at stake. How are we supposed to stay silent? This seems hypocritical to me.

This no-politics approach is seen frequently in the seeker-driven world. However, a lot of these same churches turn to secular cover songs to attract unbelievers and it's their mission to make the church a place where people don't feel uncomfortable. They say they don't touch politics, but then they sing songs and celebrate celebrities like Taylor Swift, who actually promotes a demonic agenda through her strong support of the democratic party and advocacy for the murder of babies. They don't realize it, but they are actually touching politics and are aligning themselves with a liberal political position.

In principle, we should try to choose candidates who are the most moral and can bring the most character into the Oval Office and our seats of government. If you have similar principles, great. Let the Lord lead you, pray, and vote. If we're talking about party lines, however, we're no longer talking about some similarities with a few differences. The democratic party promotes a demonic agenda and has a history of advocating for the slaughtering of babies. We're not saying the republican party is godly by any stretch, but at least there is some sort of moral compass in there as well as some Christians fighting for biblical values. When it comes down to it, we have to do our best with conviction to vote as closely as we can to biblical principles, morality, and conservative values.

I think the days of avoiding politics and being silent are long over. As pastors, we don't need to over-apply, get into the weeds, and tell everyone what to do on every little thing. However, we do need to unapologetically give people the high-level principles on this issue. Otherwise, Taylor Swift will be calling the shots in this country soon.