I tend to agree that the split of church is simply because of their own personal preference politics.

Sure, you can have your opinion on issues, but as christians we need to go back to the Word and see what God says about what our stand should be. If people ACTUALLY practiced that, there would be a lot less division on important issues.....can you say 'UNITY"?

song2vs4
You are correct.

But this election season has made it clear that there is a greater divide in the church than was ever thought.

This divide is the result of the church being focused on political party influences rather than being Christ centered.

This dovetails with a book I'm reading, Millennial Makeover, which asserts that the upcoming generation is service minded rather than idealist, and will focus on societal issues that favor the Dem party. If the Pubs don't reframe the debate quickly they are going to be hurting.

This dovetails with a book I'm reading, Millennial Makeover, which asserts that the upcoming generation is service minded rather than idealist, and will focus on societal issues that favor the Dem party. If the Pubs don't reframe the debate quickly they are going to be hurting.

Pope John Paul the II once said, "When social justice issues like health care and fair housing are equated with issues like abortion, then all civilization is undermined. For you cannot have social justice issues if you are unwilling to protect the unborn because life and family are foundational to soceity and all other issues become illusory if the right to life is not defended."

Wise words from a Holy man.

Hiearchy of values: Non-Negotiables
1. No Abortion
2. No Gay Marriage or civil unions
3. No embryonic stem cell research
4. No Euthanasia
5. No Cloning

If your candidates supports these issues, then you need to find the person who supports the least amount of intrinsic evil. The answer would be: McCain.

When issues such as poverty, Darfur and global warming (total confusion about) have the same priority as murder (abortion) we are in trouble. They have not been influenced by God and the Bible. It is noble to care about suffering and the environment However good works is not how we will be measured. How many times in the Bible does it say that good works will get you nowhere.

Eventually abortion and other moral issues will bite the dust with these people when they are criticized for expressing those values. This is the first step to the path of least resistance.

Is it possible that most young people are being influenced more by goverment schools, liberal universities and the media, rather than being influenced by their parents and the Church?