“Evangelical” Politicians

You may find it surprising that as a little “e” evangelical Christian I’m quite skeptical of politicians who claim the “Evangelical” moniker. Generally, as I understand the situation, Evangelical politicians are concerned with issues like prayer in public schools, public displays of the Ten Commandments, reclaiming America and other issues that have almost no connection to the Gospel, the very substance of evangelical Christianity.

Could it be that Evangelical politicians are really just proponents of America’s civil religion (which is vastly different from Christianity)? If that’s what they’re concerned about it’s fine with me (not that I share those concerns), but I would prefer it not be called Evangelical politics. I’m convinced that these politicians and their mouthpieces have misrepresented Christianity to America. It would be wise for us little “e” evangelicals to distance ourselves from these politicians so as not to convey to our neighbors that Christianity is just the religious arm of the Republican party.

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