The Political Voices of Women

This is a guest post from Penny Ronning from The Non-Silent Majority.

As a Christian, I’ve always been leery of people in ministerial positions of authority who use the pulpit or their “role model” profession as a means for political influence. My skin crawls and my shoulders cringe inward when I hear pastors endorse a candidate or a specific political party in a sermon, during a time of ministry staff prayer, or during an interview.

While I loved my pastor at the ministry for which I used to work in Tulsa, OK, he would speak boldly in support of the Republican party just prior to our staff time for prayer. One would have thought that if they were to admit to being a Democrat they would immediately be fired, if not sent directly to hell. I remember feeling sick to my stomach at times when this pastor would personally rail against President Clinton and then in the next breath ask God for His blessings on this particular church. Feeling alone and small in my chair, I would pray for understanding — how could this be right in God’s eyes?

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