The New York Times is reporting again (free registration required) on the Bush campaign's active targetting of conservative churches. One Assembly of God near St. Louis, Missouri is reported to have sent out so many political mailings to its members that the postal service denied it the free postage priveleges generally given to non-profit organizations.
This is an outrage. The Church is a place for morals, but not for politics. The two are not the same.Churches endorsing particular political leaders was a large part of what led to the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church in the Middle Ages. The authority of the Church is spiritual, not political. An individual's faith should effect every aspect of his life, including how (and whether) he votes, but to say that George Bush, or the Republican Party, or whoever, is the only "Christian" way to vote is utterly ridiculous. Mr. Bush, as an individual, may very well be a devout Christian, but the fact remains that his administration has done a terrible job running this country.
Vote Michael Badnarik!
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