Today, a day after an Ohio rejection of a measure which might prevent a state constitution amendment on including abortion protections in the near future, we must once again take a look at the religious-political symbiosis in our country. I certainly feel that there is an outward perception of ChristianA inclined people (which is highly variable in its interpretations of scripture) who are hand in hand with one of our political parties, and corruption of both state and church is the natural byproduct of this incestuous association. So I wrote a verse, and found some examples on X (Twitter) as backup information both with instances of leading religious figures and their message, and of instances where separation of church and state are in crisis mode in various states.
First my verse.
Here are some separation of church and state issues that can be found on a search on X, shown on the following image.
The following two images show examples of what several the ‘mega-pastors’ are up to at this time, and with special attention to Kennth Copeland.
I will end with a quote from the Day’s Collacon from 1884 under the heading of ‘pulpit.’ Surely, it isn’t hard to understand ethical behavior within a leader in a religious movement, but unfortunately the opposite is so routinely found in the news that it’s nearly impossible not to be skeptical. But regardless I thought this quote as being the ideal behavior and message from the person behind the pulpit.
“From the pulpit there should now and ever flow a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal; hearers should be distinctly taught our grand verities the Father's eternal love, the terms of the unfailing Covenant, the Son's perfect and finished work, the Spirit's indwelling, the beauty and simplicity and purport of our sacraments, the evidence of faith, the might of prayer, the delight of praise, the labor of love, the patience of hope, the loveliness of purity, the high walk of uprightness, the solemnity of worship, the happiness of godly life; where such faithful teaching abounds there is no room for fear.”
— Dean Law.
Edmund Law (6 June 1703 – 14 August 1787) was a churchman in the Church of England. He served as Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge, as Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy in the University of Cambridge from 1764 to 1769, and as bishop of Carlisle from 1768 to 1787. His biographer, who knew him well, describes the bishop as "a man of great softnesse of manners, and of the mildest and most tranquil disposition. His voice was never raised above its ordinary pitch. His countenance seemed never to have been ruffled."
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