We are in trouble in America because the pulpits have gone silent. There are several different reason why this has happened but the greatest lie has been that one’s religion has no place in politics. For most of us, our religion frames our worldview, the way we see the events around us, and because of the tyrannical courts and their misapplication of the First Amendment, Christians have been forced to keep their views locked up inside their “stained glass fortresses.”

“Obama ain’t black.” I turned to look over my shoulder to see who had uttered that ridiculous statement. “Pardon Me?” I squinted at the dark-skinned man who had just interjected himself into my over-coffee conversation with my buddy, Kevin. “Obama ain’t black.” He said again more matter-of-factly as he walked around the porcelain dividing wall and stood at our table where he could be more active in our conversation.

Hell is the farthest thing from the minds of Americans. In fact, I have heard the mantra many times that “this is hell right here on earth.” Funny, that isn’t what Christianity teaches. No, most “Christians” today think that they are going to go to Heaven because they are “a good person”, or they “go to church”, or they “try to do what is right”, or my favorite, “I was born a Christian”. How can any Christian study the Bible and come to that conclusion?

I spent last Saturday at the Gay Pride parade in Columbus, Ohio. I try to go every year, at least for the past seven or so. Try as I might to avoid the confrontation there is just something inside of me that will not allow me to stay home. There were about twenty of us who made the decision to go. For several it was the first time they had ever ventured outside the safety of their church.

"Who will rise up for Me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity" "Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence."