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Christianity and Politics

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Religion and politics seem to be the two most volatile topics. Especially politics around election times. Just ask a group of people who they plan to vote for and watch the fireworks start. There are only a few people that really seem to be educated about each candidate. Many people only seem to know the talking points from their own political party and they will use those to bash you over the head if you just happen to present them with contradictory evidence. Mark Twain said, “If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're misinformed.” He also said, “It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.” If politics is such a polarizing subject, should followers of Jesus be politically active? Many Christians believe that good citizenship implies that we should be involved in politics. They have made use of Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, Instagram, and more to push their own message about which pol