{"id":1389,"date":"2020-01-06T20:30:59","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T20:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/safeplacewithruthgraham\/?p=1389"},"modified":"2020-01-06T20:30:59","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T20:30:59","slug":"what-are-evangelicals-doing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/safeplacewithruthgraham\/2020\/01\/what-are-evangelicals-doing.html","title":{"rendered":"What Are Evangelicals Doing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are evangelicals in danger of losing their voice? Are we willing to stoop to be a political group? Our mission is to preach the Gospel &#8211; until all hear. Why do we think it is important to cozy up to power? It think it should make us afraid that we are losing our voice &#8211; our prophetic voice.<\/p>\n<p>When we laud one candidate of whichever party, are we then shutting the ears of the other candidate in the opposite party? I fear so. And we loose the opportunity to speak the Gospel into a needy heart and life.<\/p>\n<p>I believe our president has stood up for righteous policies and causes &#8211; the sanctity of life and the nation of Israel being two. I am grateful to him for that. <\/p>\n<p>Yes, we speak against evil and unrighteousness. I understand that. And there is plenty of unrighteousness to go around in our nation these days. The evilness of abortion needs a loud voice. The evilness of the destruction of Israel needs strong condemnation. <\/p>\n<p>We live in a time of anger, division and rancor. What is the Evangelical&#8217;s role in that cultural climate? What is my role?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are evangelicals in danger of losing their voice? Are we willing to stoop to be a political group? Our mission is to preach the Gospel &#8211; until all hear. Why do we think it is important to cozy up to power? 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