Religion and Politics

What is the difference between religion and politics? We all serve someone, whether we acknowledge that someone or not. Our country’s political system was designed in such a way to ensure that the people ruled. “We the people” choose those in government, who share our values and beliefs, to represent us in the larger political body. The president, the house, and the senate are supposed to serve us. Something is awry when the government becomes bigger than the people, and the servant-master roles are reversed. The intent of our founding fathers was for our government to operate with the understanding that there was a higher power. As ‘One Nation Under God,’ if we are to be recipients of God’s blessings, we must be obedient to His commandments. Unfortunately, we are no longer a Christian society. The devil has gotten us so confused and off track, we are losing sight of the true God. No more Ten Commandments, no more prayer, no power beyond what I make for myself.



I can remember starting each day in school with the Pledge of Allegiance and singing My Country Tis of Thee. What a better way to start your day than with song! What do they do in school today? Where’s the joy? This morning’s news had a story of a 15-year old boy who beat a girl, putting her in critical condition, for a text message that he didn’t like. What happened to the male credo handed done throughout the ages that “you don’t ever hit a girl!”? This is a sign of our future without God in it.


Let’s get back into the Word. I love the acrostic, Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth. We have been given the word of God, protected through the ages, in the Bible. Read it, pray about it, live it. Make a concerted effort to start your day and end your day in communication with God. What can it hurt? From what I see, we can definitely do worse.