Where are the Christians in politics?

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Where are the Christians in politics?

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Andrew Odom

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Wednesday, August 19. 2009

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Charles Finney died AUGUST 16, 1875.

An attorney, Finney saw so many Scripture references in Blackstone's Law Commentaries that he bought a Bible and came to faith.

Charles Finney's Revival Lectures, 1835, inspired George Williams to found the YMCA-Young Men's Christian Association-in 1844, and William Booth to found The Salvation Army in 1865.

Charles Finney formed the Benevolent Empire, a network of Christian volunteer organizations to aid poor with healthcare and social needs, which in 1834 had a budget rivaling the Federal Government.

Concerning the Kingdom of God, Charles Finney wrote "Every member must work or quit. No honorary members."

While Charles Finney was president of Oberlin College, 1851-1866, it was a station on the Underground Railroad smuggling slaves to freedom and it granted the first college degree in the United States to a black woman, Mary Jane Patterson.

Charles Finney wrote: "The time has come for Christians to vote for honest men, and take consistent ground in politics or the Lord will curse them...

Politics are a part of a religion in such a country as this, and Christians must do their duty to their country as a part of their duty to God."

Charles Finney concluded: "God will bless or curse this nation according to the course Christians take in politics."Not only it it our God given right it is our DUTY TO GOD.

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Submitted by Herman Coffey

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#1 running the on 08/19/09 at 11:00 AM

JC blog.

#2 sherry hollis on 08/19/09 at 03:02 PM

Christians are not there because 'in the end days right will be wrong and wrong will be right'.

#3 Anonymous on 08/19/09 at 03:04 PM

Thank God that the founding fathers provided for separation of church and state. They were wise enough to see that religion of all colors has hurt us enough through time. Just think, we could be like Saudi Arabia without all the oil and sand without that provision!

#4 Mark on 08/19/09 at 04:05 PM

What? You would be hard pressed to find a politician who does NOT identify himself, or herself, as Christian. I thought that was one of the basics politicians covered in order to get elected.

#5 Voice of Reason on 08/19/09 at 10:03 PM

There are Christians in politics but nobody notices them until someone slips and becomes like everyone else. Then it's big news.

Separation of church and state means freedom OF religion and not freedom FROM religion. Read that amendment again.

#6 Sheila Tolley on 08/20/09 at 08:00 PM

Dead.

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