Back to Politics
I have called for a complete rethinking of church governance and order of service on what is nominally a political web site. What about the First Amendment? Aren’t we supposed to separate religion and politics?
Well, the First Amendment applies to acts of Congress, not to political thinkers in general. Second, there is always going to be a great deal of overlap between political and religious thought. Politics is guided by morality and morality by religion. Finally, getting Christianity right is far more important than getting politics right.
Getting Christianity right is not just important for salvation, it is also important for society. If everyone is selfish, or people are only willing to be unselfish under the condition that others are forced to be as well, then we end up with either the needy being neglected or government getting large, intrusive and downright dangerous. Neither prospect is pleasant to me.
A free society requires a responsible society. The Objectivist dream of everyone being responsible for themselves and for no one else is a fairy tale. Irresponsible people exist, and they always will exist. Some people need to be extra responsible to make of the difference. We need “salt of the earth.” A strong Church provides this—along with other blessings.
Copyright 2007, Carl S. Milsted, Jr. All rights reserved.
