We all know that ruthless, power-hungry warmongers are not strangers to the human race. This has been repeatedly illustrated throughout history, in the persons of Ghengis Khan, Adolf Hitler, and Joseph Stalin – to name just a few. But my present concern, in light of recent world events, is how many of these tyrants were religious hypocrites who feigned devotion to the religions of their times.
What was so impactful that they couldn’t move from their seats? We were nearly in tears listening to an NPR news story about the heart wrenching stories of the abuse of migrant children in detention centers.
And about 8 in 10 Americans (79 percent) say it is inappropriate for pastors to endorse a political candidate during a church service, according to a 2015 survey by LifeWay Research.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that allows tax-exempt churches to more actively participate in politics and could free religious organizations to deny employees insurance coverage for birth-control pills.
So she and three of her friends from the local Running Start program organized a peaceful demonstration in hopes of uniting a community of togetherness.