God has no place in US elections, say churches
"God has no place in politics and should not have been used by churches in the United States to influence the presidential election, a council representing 342 Christian groups around the world said.
"The World Council of Churches (WCC) told US member churches in a letter that they should not ask whose side God was on in an election but only offer 'a moral and spiritual compass for their community, their nation and the world'.
"The letter, by WCC general secretary Rev Samuel Kobia, chided some US churches for presenting God in partisan terms.
"It was released late on Wednesday."
Source: Irish Times [subscription only, I'm afraid]
"God has no place in politics and should not have been used by churches in the United States to influence the presidential election, a council representing 342 Christian groups around the world said.
"The World Council of Churches (WCC) told US member churches in a letter that they should not ask whose side God was on in an election but only offer 'a moral and spiritual compass for their community, their nation and the world'.
"The letter, by WCC general secretary Rev Samuel Kobia, chided some US churches for presenting God in partisan terms.
"It was released late on Wednesday."
Source: Irish Times [subscription only, I'm afraid]
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