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TechnoratiThe 21st century Church must sound the trumpet of Scriptural morality and call God’s people to an accountability of knowledge. When Father Newman was asked if he believed people understood the connection between their vote and the promotion of abortion he said, “an uninformed vote is an irresponsible vote.” He went on to say that no informed voter could possibly have mistaken the candidate’s positions on abortion.
The problem for many Evangelical voters may have been the lack of a clear sound from the pulpit concerning the truth about the moral issues. According to another survey by the Pew Research Center for People and the Press, the number of churches involved in the election process dropped by as much as 17 percent from 2004. The survey defined “being involved” by the amount of information the church provided to members on the candidates and their positions on the moral issues.
I find this to be a disturbing trend. The world needs more leaders like Father Newman, not less. We need leaders who are willing to take a stand and passionately, purposefully, and profoundly proclaim the truth as it relates to politics and the public arena. When Jesus spoke of believers being both “salt” and “light” for the world he did not exclude the world of politics. If devout, practicing Christians find themselves with leaders who will not raise a prophetic voice to the culture they must demand a change in leadership. We must take the truth and apply it to every area of life, particularly the area of public policy. We live in a country that is governed by the rule of law as understood and applied by those who are elected to write those laws.
God help us if we are living in a generation of spiritual leaders who decide in mass to abandon their prophetic role in the public arena.
Dr. Tony Beam is Vice-President for Student Services and Director of the Christian Worldview Center at North Greenville University in Tigerville, South Carolina.
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