As impeachment disruption heats up, the debate over Christian participation in politics is re-circulating among various Christian camps of thought.

Those justifying non-participation often cite Matthew 22:21 where Jesus says, “Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.

Some pastors use this verse to teach their flocks that Christians have no place in the affairs of their nations. Pastors also preach Romans 13 about submitting to the ruling authorities, even though they may be evil. But Peter himself said in Acts 5:29 that, “We ought to follow God rather than men” when he was facing persecution and unjust demands from the ruling authorities.

As I see it, the context of Romans 13 was about the religious leaders that were the Roman-appointed governing body over the Jews. In any case, if those leaders are corrupt by Biblical terms, it is self-evident that you do not follow or support them.

Governments are established for the good and protection of the people. In that, people give up some rights for those protections. Laws are established also to protect the people. As Christians, we know that we are to be a law-abiding people. But when a law goes against God’s law, or a government goes against God’s law, to whom do we submit as the higher authority? Peter answered that question when the ruling Sadducees threw him in prison for preaching Jesus in the Temple.

When this country was established, the Founders were well aware that they were going against the prevailing world view–that God appointed the ruler (the king) and that the people should blindly follow along even if that ruler was unjust. We can see the Founders’ thinking by reading the Declaration of Independence in its entirety. Their mantra at Concord and Lexington was “No King but Jesus.”

So in our form of government, we the people have the say over who rules us. To passively submit to evil rulers, especially in this nation where God blessed us with the freedom to choose, is beyond the bounds of God-given common sense and self-preservation.

Many will say that Christians should not concern themselves with earthly kingdoms, but only be concerned about the kingdom of God. I don’t view it as “either/or,” but rather “both/and.”

We are charged in Romans 12:21 to be not overcome of evil, but to overcome evil with good.

In this country, we are blessed to have a say in our government with our vote. And if we choose to be salt and light to the political arena, we have that opportunity as well.

I take issue with pastors who promote accepting evils in government or politics by saying they are no concern to Christians. Discouraging action against the ills of society by voting, participating in government or politics, or by just speaking out on such issues, is consent.

Perhaps the best way to begin overcoming evil in high places is by cleansing the pulpit of those who condone it.

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Come on down for the new game in the nation’s capital—the Impeachment Game–hosted by Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA), produced by Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and sponsored by the Democratic Party.

The goal of the game is to remove the president from office using the most outrageous false claim.

Contestants are summoned by the Democratic leadership to appear in secret tribunals.

The host gathers information to leak to the media and spins the Wheel of Deception, which lands on the act the sponsor actually did for which the president will be accused.

All television networks will carry the Impeachment Game live every day, all day, until the public demands removal of the President, or the ratings crash.

Just to spice things up, the producer of the show rewrote the rules to mimic the Constitution’s impeachment process. It is real enough to make the American public think it is the same, but there are some subtle changes.

Pelosi modeled the game off of old communist and socialist dictator coups where secret tribunals were established to accuse and convict people of false acts that could be considered high crimes and misdemeanors.

The game has a social twist to it, where the audience must discern what is real. The audience is polled daily to decide which false accusation is gaining the most momentum to remove the president.

The game also provides for Defenders of the president.

• The Defenders must navigate the rules which are controlled by the producer and are written as the game continues to prevent exposing what is discussed in the secret tribunals, of which no Defender is allowed to attend.
• Defenders of the president are not allowed to call witnesses to expose the deeds the sponsors committed, but are used to accuse the president.
• Defenders also must navigate public opinion after being labeled continuously as bigots, homophobes, Islamophobes, misogynists, xenophobes, racists, having toxic manhood, benefactors of white privilege, capitalists, Christians, or other slurs the sponsor believes to be derogatory.

Contestants are summoned to testify before the secret tribunal, knowing that everything they say will be twisted when it is leaked to the news media.

Contestants choosing not to testify will be allowed to select consequences such as going to jail, being fined large sums of money, or simply having their reputations ruined.

Another group in the game is Complicit Participants.

• Complicit Participants are those who watch the Impeachment Game, but do nothing about it. The sponsor believes this group of people will ultimately determine whether the game is successful at removing the president.

Hollywood is promoting the Impeachment Game as a blockbuster television hit, sure to demonstrate a social phenomena depicting a new normal for America.

The game slogan is from Matthew 24:4: “Take heed that no man deceives you.”

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