A Page of History is Worth a Volume of Logic: The History of Politics from the Pulpit

Christian Post ^ | August 31st | Erik Stanley

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Over at Dakota Voice, Bob Ellis has an interesting post that details the history of politics from the pulpit in America. Bob does a good job of detailing many of the stories where pastors in American history spoke forcefully and with great conviction from their pulpits about political matters. From the very beginning of our country, pastors spoke from their pulpits about matters of American life and politics that intersected with morality and religion. After reviewing this extensive history, Bob concludes:

Seeing this issue in the light of the U.S. Constitution and history, it is no wonder the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) launched it’s "Pulpit Initiative" two years ago to challenge the unconstitutional 1954 tax amendment and restore pastoral freedom to America's churches.

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History is replete with examples of churches and pastors speaking freely from their pulpits about the great social and moral issues of our day – including the selection of our national leaders. That all stopped with the passage of the Johnson Amendment through clearly illegitimate means. It is time to turn back the page of history to restore the constitutional rights of pastors and churches as active participants in our culture.

Pastors – learn more about this effort and sign up to participate at http://www.pulpitfreedom.org.