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Congressional Issues 2012
CHURCH AND STATE
Why I Do Not "Attend Church"



Many candidates for political office tell voters what church they're involved in. But they promise that once they're elected, they won't allow their church to have any influence on the way they conduct their political affairs. If you were an employer interviewing a prospective employee, would you be impressed if the candidate told you all about the church he attended, but then promised that the teachings of his church would have no impact on whether or not he would embezzle company funds or sell company secrets to competitors? Did anybody really vote for Bill Clinton because he went to church and carried a big Bible?

I do not "attend church." But I promise that my religious views will permeate, pervade, dominate, and control every political decision I make.

There are two things that voters should know about why I don't attend any church

First, I don't like church, and no church likes me. As a fanatic Bible-Believing Christian, I find churches lacking in substance, Biblically speaking. Those churches that pride themselves on being Biblically substantive would not allow me to become a member of their church because they don't like radical libertarians. This is one reason Why I Do Not Attend Church.

Second, in answer to the objections of many, I believe it's not a sin to not attend church. I don't believe the Bible requires Christians to attend the events that take place in what we call "churches." Here is my answer to the question Is A Christian Biblically Required to "Attend Church"?



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