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November 28, 2011

SOCS: Church and State

November 28, 2011

Today as I waited for the Boy to be baptized, I listened in growing agitation at the message from the pulpit.  As a visitor to the church, I don’t expect every lesson to grab me, but today’s was out of line.  As usual, President Barack Obama was placed on a pedastal.  And Republicans as a whole were lambasted for the treatment of President Obama.

Anyone who has watched the debates know that each contender can find a way to blame the President from foreign relations to who cut the cheese.  So that criticism I get.
But to say ALL Republicans are bad is akin to grouping all of (insert group here) as (insert opinion here).

I feel that as a leader of a church, the pastor has a responsibility to speak about not only national politics but local politics also.  If you are going to educate the flock, don’t make it an Us (Democrats) versus Them (Republican).  I’m a registered Republican.  Do I agree with everything that my party says?  Of course not. However, I choose to educate myself on the person, not the party.

As I drove home, I got into an argument with The Mister’s elderly aunt.  I mentioned unemployment and President Obama in the same breath and she gave me hell for the next twenty minutes.  How dare I say something against him?  I tried to explain that I still like him but I don’t agree with everything he says.  That doesn’t diminish my respect or admiration for the man.  IT just means that I have my own thoughts and ideas.  And my being a Repblican doesn’t make me a bad person.  It makes people do a double take, but once they stop talking about me and talking to me, they see that I have my reasons for registering the way I do.

I don’t agree with voting straight party.  Every time Philly Mayor Michael Nutter makes a speech he’s booed off stage.  BUt he was voted in by a large majority at the last election because of his party.

If one thing is taken from this post (other than my horrific spelling and typing) it’s this:

LEARN to split your vote.
VOTE for the person, not the party.
EDUCATE yourself before heading to the polls.  Your vote does make a difference.

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  1. Mrsrkfj says

    December 18, 2011 at 3:45 pm

    Needless to say, I haven’t been back since. I can’t find a place that makes me feel like I belong. The church is supposed to be for the sick , but I find a bunch of self righteous blowhards. I’m still searching.

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  2. FadraN says

    December 4, 2011 at 2:19 am

    Amen and amen. I can’t stand the either-or mentality. Let’s look at the situation and the leaders and the facts. But you already know all that 🙂

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