Consider these words:
"I am puzzled which Bible people are reading when they suggest religion and politics don't mix." (Archbishop Desmond Tutu)
"Its assertion of original sin should make the church intensely realistic and conspicuously free from Utopianism." (Archbishop William Temple)
Woo. Big words...
Okay. The first quote is probably more self explanatory than the second. Christians, there are some social concerns that are only possible to be achieved through political actions. You cant eliminate political actions altogether, or isolating your care to society without being involved with politics. However (the second quote), we need to remember that there is no perfect political programme on this earth, I mean one that we can claim as the expression of God's will. You can't identify christian faith with a political programme. Remember the first and greatest commandment: to love God.
from Issues facing Christians Today by John Stott
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