Well, on social media, why is it that John Piper mostly avoids talking about politics and

breaking news and hot trends?

It's a great question today from an alert podcast listener named Blake, Kelo Pastor

John.

I thank you for the podcast and for all the many answers you have provided over the years.

As I look back through all those episodes, they seem to be primarily life application,

theology and clarity on Bible passages.

For the most part, you seem to avoid addressing current events and political hot button issues

here on the podcast.

And I think this is true of most of your ministry in general.

I'm just curious why not.

Why do you avoid saying much about current events and politics?

Yeah, I've given a lot of thought to that, not just when I heard this question, but other

people have made that observation and I make that observation and wonder why it is.

Why am I the way I am?

It is a generalization.

Let's be clear.

It's a generalization because I wrote a whole book on racism, for goodness sake, and it's

has political ramifications everywhere and lots of terms and articles on abortion, marriage,

homosexuality.

You know, I've looked Obama right in the face and spoken stuff on YouTube, but Blake

is right.

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