The church and ties to a political parties

In line of recent comments I have made about Baptists and the Republican party, this morning Danny Akin, President of the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, writes (click here to read the entire blog) about the future of the Ethics and Religious Life Commission by then talking about the church's role with politics. Here are his exact words.

Finally, we must not tie ourselves to any one political party, because to do so would distort and domesticate the gospel: “Inappropriate is the only adequate term,” writes Paige Patterson, “to describe purely partisan politics or the use of the pulpit to endorse personalities running for political office.” Likewise, I (Danny Akin) have argued: “Our hope is not in Republicans or Democrats, Congress or Capitol Hill. Our hope, the world’s hope, is in Calvary’s hill and a crucified and risen Savior….” The gospel cannot be domesticated to fit the agenda of any one worldly political party."

Amen and amen!!