Mudcat states that “politics is about man’s will. God’s will is about His will; to bring Him into this political controversy, to unite these people who want to see their church from space is blasphemy.”
Welton also speaks with United Church of Christ minister Robin Meyers, author of “Why the Christian Right is Wrong: A Minister’s Manifesto for Taking Back Your Faith, Your Flag, Your Future,” on the crossing of politics and religion. Rev. Meyers asserts that “a lot of people fell asleep in the Church, and allowed the gospel to be hijacked by people with a political agenda.”
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