The church of Christ (sometimes known colloquially as dunkin' Campbellites).
While not trying to evangelize anyone tonight, I will recount an experience from an extended summer vacation in 2008. I took a lengthy roadtrip during the height of the general election and made a point to stop by our congregations for Sunday and Wednesday services. I am pleased to report that I saw not a single bumper sticker on a car in the church parking lot for Obama. There were quite a few for Palin (and the guy she ran with) and a good number of 'W' stickers from 2004. Also there were plenty for our military. My travels to me took me places from Lubbock, Texas to Franklin, Tennessee and up into Missouri and Illinois.
George Benson, former president of a church of Christ college (Harding University), had this insightful lesson, The War We Are In: Communism vs. Capitalism. It's rather dated (1962) but the message rings true today.
Thanks. I’ll try to watch that video later.
At my church, I saw a car with this bumper sticker on it: “Vote for Obama. Because everyone else deserves what you worked so hard to achieve.” I figured both a liberal and a conservative would approve of that bumper sticker for completely opposite reasons.
A former pastor of mine told me once in the very conservative OPC denomination, at General Assembly the elders would pass a resolution disciplining an elder for using a street car on the sabbath. Then, they’d go outside for a smoke. So I was wondering if you were OPC. I never knew Church of Christ was so laid back about smoking.