Atheists & Agnostics

exboyfil

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9. He is using his Evangelical backing

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 11:22 AM

Dec 2018

as a sword and shield against his political opponents. That subjects him to criticism.

My old Senior pastor was lifelong friends with Senator Paul Simon. When Simon was in Iowa as a Presidential candidate for the caucus he attended worship at our church.

The press made a political big deal about it. My pastor felt awful about it because he always wanted to separate the pulpit from politics. He did not want his friendship with Senator Simon to be construed as a political endorsement from the pulpit.

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Anyone else bothered by this "Apostles' Creed" brew ha ha? [View all] Jokerman Dec 2018 OP

not me, and I agree with you vlyons Dec 2018 #1

It would be proper to stand quietly if he didn't claim to be the sinkingfeeling Dec 2018 #2

Exactly! mountain grammy Dec 2018 #7

Those things are not related. Mariana Dec 2018 #13

I was put in a similar spot 2 weeks ago Cartoonist Dec 2018 #3

He did what would have done. wasupaloopa Dec 2018 #4

Cool Story, Bro ! stonecutter357 Dec 2018 #5

What exactly does that mean? Jokerman Dec 2018 #10

I've not even bowed my head.. Duppers Dec 2018 #6

I was, but the torches and pitchforkes were already out. /nt LongtimeAZDem Dec 2018 #8

He is using his Evangelical backing exboyfil Dec 2018 #9

I'm with you. DavidDvorkin Dec 2018 #11

I wouldn't recite it either, so I don't blame him for not reciting it RussBLib Dec 2018 #12

A lot of Trump's Evangelical fans Mariana Dec 2018 #14

ok, not coming from an evangelism background, I didn't know that RussBLib Dec 2018 #15

Purely speaking of the legitimacy of religion defacto7 Dec 2018 #16