The Christian & Politics

I am reading two books at this time on this subject. One by Erwin Lutzer called Is God on Americas Side, and another by Charles Stanley called Turning the Tide. Both are very exciting reads so far. Lutzer has made some statements that have been clearly rebuffed in Stanley’s book by scripture. Biblically speaking it is the responsibility of the Christian to be active and to influence our leaders. Just look at the lives of Nathan, Elijah, Daniel, and Nehemiah. This is not a book on Calvinism vs. Arminianism, so I politely ask that people that respond stay on topic and not go on tangents about your dislike of any of the authors and their views on the doctrine of Limited Atonement because its completely irrelevant for these books. There are a million books written on that subject and these are not on that subject.

So what do you think is God on Americas side? Lutzer so far cant say for sure, but I think he has argued (at least up to chapter 2) that the 9/11 attacks were brought on by God as a judgment against out nation. Not sure what Stanley thinks about this, but I’ll bet he may think the same. So what are your views on all this? Should a Christian get on their knees and pray everyday, and should we be political activists in the culture?

John