So, there is some sound reason, if one is a conservative Christian, to "preach against" both Islam and "the Left."~Name withheld
I withheld the name of the person quoted above so as to save him any further embarrassment. In today's superheated environment people are saying some really stupid stuff, and this post is not intended to make him appear any stupider, he's done a great job of it without my help. Rather, I keep coming across instances where people are claiming Christ for their particular political viewpoint and frankly it annoys me no end.
Dictionary.com defines Christian as follows: of, pertaining to, believing in, or belonging to the religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ. There is no such thing as a liberal or conservative Christian. You may be a Christian with a liberal or conservative world view, but you are first and foremost a Christian. Nowhere in scripture do I find Christ advocating political activism on His behalf, He's solely focused on the eternal.
So where's the harm? The real and eternal common bond of Christianity should transcend any differences in the temporal world of politics, thus no one can claim Christ and preach against his brother because of political affiliation, differ with him yes, but preach against him? Shame on you!! You'll answer to God for that and it won't be pretty.
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