Political Issues

Your Pastor Can and Should...
"The political campaign activity prohibition is not intended to restrict free expression on political matters by leaders of churches or religious organizations speaking for themselves, as individuals. Nor are leaders prohibited from speaking about important issues of public policy. However, for their organizations to remain tax exempt under IRC section 501(c)(3), religious leaders cannot make partisan comments in official organization publications or at official church functions. To avoid potential attribution of their comments outside of church functions and publications, religious leaders who speak or write in their individual capacity are encouraged to clearly indicate that their comments are personal and not intended to represent the views of the organization. The following are examples of situations involving endorsements by religious leaders." Read Complete PDF Article

The Prostitution of the Body of the Christ
"John Kerry and the Democratic Party stand for partial-birth abortion (infanticide), sodomy and coveting the wealth of their neighbor. Their platform stands against three of Yahweh’s Ten Commandments. Can the pastors of 501(c)(3) ministries instruct their flock not to vote for John Kerry and to stand against the Democratic Party? No! The pastors of Yahweh have been silenced because they have agreed not to "participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office." Why do pastors agree to keep quiet? They get a tax break. If John the Baptist’s ministry was a 501(c)(3), he could not have spoken against Herod; Elijah could not have spoken against Ahab and Jezebel! The Church should break the shackles of the 501(c)(3) and make Yahweh their sufficiency. Peter and John were told not to speak in the name of Yahshua but they stated in Acts 4:19-20, “Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.” In our Lord’s time, Pharisees and Sadducees probably would have had 501(c)(3) ministries but Peter and John would not have had a 501(c)(3) ministry. Yahweh spoke through His prophets regardless of the threats of men. Today, pastors praise the martyrs, who have given their lives for Christ but if Yahweh told these same pastors to publicly speak against a political figure they would refuse in order to maintain their tax exemption status. This example might remind us of the rich young ruler who would not give up his wealth to follow Yahshua. Yahweh is able and willing to be our sufficiency if we but walk out in the faith of our Father, Abraham." Read Complete PDF Article

Environmentalism...a Threat to Individual Freedom and Liberty
"Václav Klaus, president of the free and democratic Czech Republic spoke the following words at the CATO Institute, Washington D.C. on March 9, 2007. “Environmentalism only pretends to deal with environmental protection. Behind their people- and nature friendly terminology, the adherents to this ideology make ambitious attempts to radically reorganize and change the world, human society, all of us and our behavior, as well as our values. There is no doubt that it is our duty to protect rationally the nature for the future generations. The followers of the environmentalist ideology, however, keep presenting to us various catastrophic scenarios with the intention to persuade us to implement their ideas about us and about the whole human society. This is not only unfair but extremely dangerous. What is, in my view, even more dangerous, is the quasi-scientific form that their many times refuted forecasts have taken upon themselves. What belongs to this ideology?" Read Complete PDF Article

The Silence of Pastors on Voting Righteously (Voting for Lovingkindness, Justice and Righteousness) Jeremiah 9:24
"The majority of the Shepherds (Pastors) in the USA. are AOL (absent without leave) when it comes to guiding their flocks on how to vote in state and national elections. Their silences and lack of leadership, when it concerns the governing of our country is shameful in the eyes of Yahweh. Would Yahshua vote? Absolutely! What party would he belong to in 2008? The Republican Party! Any shepherds who gasp at these statements are either deceived by the Democratic Party or they are “…false apostles, deceitful workers, transfiguring themselves into apostles of Christ. And no marvel! for, Satan himself, doth transfigure himself into a messenger of light! No great thing, therefore, if, his ministers also, are transfiguring themselves as ministers of righteousness!––whose end, shall be according to their works” (2 Co. 11:13-15). If the shepherds are not going to feed their flocks in these areas then they need to step down for the people’s and Yahweh’s sake. The phrase, “Evil abounds when good men [pastors] do nothing,” applies to a vast majority of American pastors because they have kept silent or they are ignorant are these issues." Read Complete PDF Article