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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Johnathan C. Doe who wrote (36219)	2/28/1999 11:31:00 PM
From: Dwight E. Karlsen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

I think some of what you say is accurate, like "they are heavily Republican and don't like Clinton." and "politics isn't the focus. I've been to other Fundamentalist churches where it is; but this particular I go to isn't." That pretty much describes my church. However in my church, virtually everyone votes, because they feel that is their civic duty, and because they are interested in having a vote in how our country is run. When at church, politics is not the focus, nor should it be: Church is for the spiritual feeding of your soul, not a political rally. Some churches allow the handing out of voter guides by the Christian Coalition, my church does not, and probably never will. I think whether or not a person is "on board a lot of this [political] stuff" just depends on the person's personality and interests. In my church it's probably 50% are "on board", and 50% "tune out". As for the remainder of your post, I think most people choose a church for one reason or another, and then they feel need to defend their choice. This is only natural. But then there are the zealots, who believe that their church is the only right church, and everyone else is going to be in big trouble come judgement day. These people are in just about every denomination, to a lesser or greater extent. Not that it's necessary to name names, but certainly the Jehovah's Witnesses believe that their's is the right church. As do the Mormons and at least some Baptists. These are all very different churches, with vast differences in what they believe. I've been told on my doorstep by a couple of Baptists that unless I changed my belief about infant baptism, that I was going to be in trouble at the judgement. Not all Baptists would be so direct, but everyone has a right to what they believe, and I would rather have them firmly believe in something than to be wishy-washy.