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I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST

The Top 3 Reasons Why Christians Should Be Involved in Politics | with Tony Perkins

I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST

Dr. Frank Turek

Religion & Spirituality, Education, Christianity

4.85K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary



Should Christians get involved with politics, or should we just stay out of the way because "religion and politics don't mix"? While some Christians have the tendency to idolize political influence, others have gone to the opposite end of the spectrum, choosing to completely shy away from engaging in public policy altogether. What does the Bible and common sense have to say about this?

This week Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council who has worked with congress and presidents for decades, joins Frank to talk about the need for Christians to take politics seriously and use it as a means to advance the Gospel by protecting religious freedom and to love their neighbors by protecting them from evil for generations to come. As a pro-life/pro-family advocate and political leader with a background in both the U.S. Marine Corps and ministry, Tony will share some valuable insights into the current political landscape, urging Christians to actively participate in shaping laws and policies. During their conversation, Frank and Tony will answer questions like:

How did Tony unexpectedly enter the realm of politics and why does he think more Christians should do the same?
How can Christians be salt and light in the government and treat it as a mission field?
What should Christians do when candidates for each party are morally compromised?
How have Christians been negatively impacted by bad policies?
What political issues can Christians disagree over?
How can Christians and conservatives make real policy gains?

 

A force for good in Washington, Tony will lay out just a few reasons why Christians should not only get involved in politics, but view it as a form of ministry. He and Frank will also address the latest controversy with Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, explain the distinction between imposing religion and legislating morality, and lay out some of the key platform differences between Democrats and Republicans. And don't miss the conclusion to this eye-opening conversation as Tony returns next week for the midweek podcast!

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Resources mentioned during the episode:

Family Research Council: https://www.frc.org/

FRC Voter Guides: https://frcaction.org/

iVoterGuide: https://ivoterguide.com/

Tony's website: TonyPerkins.com

Transcript

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0:00.0

Does truth exist?

0:03.0

Because you have faith, does that make this book true?

0:05.0

Does God exist?

0:07.0

So when someone says there is no truth, if you apply the claim to itself, what should you say?

0:13.7

Is that true?

0:15.5

They don't think Christianity's true.

0:18.6

They're talked out of it.

0:20.3

You know why they're talked out of it?

0:22.2

Because they've never been talked into it.

0:24.0

Cross-examining skeptical and apiistic view.

0:28.0

Welcome to Cross-examine with Dr. Frank Turrick.

0:32.0

Ladies and gentlemen, in what area of your life do you not follow Jesus?

0:39.0

In other words, in what area of your life are you able to say I don't care what God's will is I want to do

0:47.6

things my way now if you're a true Christian you know there's no area of your life that Jesus should not reign over.

0:56.8

Jesus should reign over what you do obviously at your church, what you do at home, what you do at home what you do at work what you do with your relationships in your

1:07.1

neighborhood and your community and yes what you do in the voting booth

1:11.8

however this is very controversial apparently for some

1:15.2

Christians. Some Christians think, oh yeah, we ought not even get involved in that

1:19.2

realm of politics. We ought not be engaged in the world. That's worldly. We just got to go out there and

1:24.8

preach the gospel. Is that really true? Well, we're going to delve into it with a long time

1:30.3

friend of mine who has worked in Washington for at least a couple of decades.

1:34.9

He's a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, URA,

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