Scared to Talk Politics in Church?, Sojourners Magazine/September 2004
Scared to Talk Politics in Church?
You don’t need to be partisan to be prophetic.
by Brian McLaren
My favorite quote:
Over the years, I have tried three main options (I’m not proud about this):
1. Ignore the election completely.
2. Remind people to vote as their Christian civic duty, and leave it at that.
3. Preach on the moral issues related to the election about which my congregation is already in agreement.
This year, compelled by what’s going on in our country and world, I hope to try a fourth option:
Preach and educate on the moral issues related to the election about which my congregation is not already in agreement.