Secularist Culture
What are the two main political parties in America?
Republican and Democratic
Can Christians run for political positions? Explain why.
Yes, while Christians can run for political positions, they should make sure that they:
a) broadcast that they are doing it for God
b) have a strong faith or else they will falter
Define politics.
The activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power.
A bad seed produces bad fruit, and thos who plant it reap...
the harvest they deserve.
True or False: We should do everything we can to be a part of politics. It would be wrong if we didn't take part in any arguments and debates on these topics.
False
What tends to happen if you bring up politics around others?
Fights
Should the Church be a part of the government?
No,
What does Subsidiarity claim?
That it is wrong for a 'larger or higher association' to step in and try to fix a problem when an institution closer to the issue can act.
Who created communism?
Karl Marx
Christians cannot be gullible when it comes to politics. Instead we should be ___ and ___ because?
Wise and morally centered because otherwise we can get swayed into a wrong mindset of thinking.
Political Correctness is the censoring of language, ideas, acts, and policies that are perceived to...
disriminate or alienate minority social groups.
Why shouldn't the Church take part in government?
The church is meant to make sure that the state or government stays as just that. If it were to leave its role, who would stand in the way when it grows past its respected power?
What is Natural Law?
The belief that morality can be seen in the natural order of creation and accessed through human reason; the belief that laws are rules based upon an internal code of morality that all people possess.
What form of government is considered ideal, but everytime it is attempted causes nothing but dictatorship?
Communism
What causes gullability?
What to Secularists tend to do without a fixed standard of what is right and wrong?
They look for outcomes instead of inputs to determine what to do.
What is Government's resposibility?
To promote good and punish evil.
What does it mean to have power?
The ability to do something or act in a particular way, especially as a faculty or quality.
Explain this quote from the book: "A true leader doesn't gather power and lord it over others. He serves. All other paths lead to perdition" (Myers 324).
Answers may vary:
(Ex. Just because you are the leader doesn't mean you just boss everyone around. Being the leader is a hard job that should be earned)
Why is it important to have strong faith when dealing with secularits views, espesially in politics?
Otherwise you can be detered off of the narrow road and onto the big wide road.
What are three things Secularists look for in a person that mean little when it comes down to the position in question?
1. Power
2. Influence
3. Money
What happens when the Government gets in the way of the Will of God?
Even though God calls us to follow those who have been placed in power above us, we cannot allow them to make us sin.
What is the definition of Influence?
The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself.
Fill in the blanks: In the end, we may have to choose between obeying ___ and obeying ___, and we must be prepared to make that choice regardless of the ___ of ___.
God, people, possibility, punishment
It is important to have what kind of faith when diving into the world of politics?
A strong and deep set faith.