Christians, Politics and Baseball

Politics are good. Yes, you read me right. Many Christians are disengaged from their own country’s governance. They literally become so shortsighted that they cannot see the wisdom of involvement in politics, nor the unintended consequences of detachment. They like to focus on their future home in God’s perfect Heaven, and enjoy their pleasant lives with friends and family. The thoughts and risks of becoming active in the worldly world can be, not just distasteful, but intimidating and risky. The cry can be heard, “This world is not my home…” I believe that, too, and sing it with gusto. We are not “of” this world, it is true, but we are in it.

It is high time for Christians to throw off their passiveness, stop whining about conspiracies, and resist the Evil One. We simply are not resisting when 95% of evangelical Christians will never be involved in leading someone to a knowledge of the Gospel of Christ. If we are that passive in our faith concerning our mission here, will we not be even more detached as voters? We focus on “enjoying the trip to Heaven” more than on enduring hardship.

Some of us have even gone so far as to entertain misplaced expectations of a theocracy for the United States. At the very least even the most cursory study of the letters of the Apostle Paul, not to mention the Book of Esther, would dispel those ideas. All that to say: Obama is our fault. We are detached from our duties as citizens of the quintessential lighthouse to the world. We do not vote due to what? Laziness, dispassion, disinterest, dissatisfaction, ignorance? We are living carelessly. With a voting block of our size, we could insure a republican presidency for decades of continuing voting cycles, but, less than 25% of Christians voted in the last presidential election—sealing an Obama win. Now, our entire way of life and the freedom of our pulpits are at risk. Nothing is more dangerous than democrats like Harry Reid or Mary Landrieu to name two, other than an Islamist-favoring socialist democrat like Barrack Obama—the man we elected by default.

We get caught up in third party antics, or other candidates that are not viable, get on our self-righteousness horse and refuse to vote, leaving liberal democrats laughing all the way to the Oval Office. We openly attack our less conservative candidates depressing voter turnout. We are like the kid at the sandlot who brings the baseball. If we do not play by his rules, he takes his ball and goes home, then frets about having no one to play with. He effectively ruins baseball for everyone. Rather, why don’t we play politics? Why don’t we toss out the ball and start winning the other players over to our position as the game progresses. Yeah, it may take a few power plays and fights among the players; but, with tenacity and leadership, the word will get out, more players will show up, and we will field a team. We will play, and we will win. Get in the game, and stay in the game, or we will lose our whole sports program.