Cultural Christianity isn't enough
In my new article at American Reformer, I explain why the kind of cultural Christianity promoted by Richard Dawkins and Jordan Peterson isn’t enough. Christians must stand on the truths of the Bible and natural theology. Even in a pluralistic society, Christians can and should apply the Bible to political issues.
https://americanreformer.org/2024/08/cultural-christianity-is-not-enough/
You are correct. “Such a politician can argue that God the Creator is real, he created us in his image and with rights, that we have sinned against God, and that the Bible explains how redemption and restoration to God are only possible through Christ”. Of course a politician could say that. But not if he wants to get elected. The Christian right might love it if Trump said this, but he doesn’t, because he wants to be elected. He would scream it from the rooftops if he thought it would get him elected.
Why won’t it? Because Americans don’t want their leaders telling them there’s only one way to God. They want a good economy and a world without war. Sure they may want some of the morality that comes from the bible like don’t murder, steal, or lie, but they don’t want all of it.
In the same way this country would never elect a Muslim who sees everyone who doesn’t believe in Islam as infidels they are not going to elect a Christian who believes that everyone who doesn’t believe in Jesus is going to hell.
Sure a politician can say whatever he wants. The First Amendment gives him that freedom. He just can’t expect to get elected if he not only believes that his beliefs are the only right and true beliefs, but expects everyone else to think it too. This is America. A plurality of ideas is foundational. Conflicting beliefs that can’t all be true at once but yet must exist together is just the reality of our nation. No politician that forgets this will get very far.
Amen