“Watching Politics From The Pew” Articles

“Too often we allow ourselves to be caught up in gut reactions, jerked here and there by the most recent or loudest argument.”

“Too often Christians call for more character and better values in leaders, but they get just as caught up in the mud-slinging as anyone else.”

“His maniacal cult of personality was crazy enough to amuse us, but we too often forget that it put a goofy mask over the face of a demon.”

“Our national crisis is an amazing display of the simple fact that sinful humans are not good stewards of the bodies God has given them . . .”

“At its heart, conflict is rarely about numbers, or challenges, or even ideology. Conflict is about individual egos and the constant pursuit of power.”

“Debates have a surprising impact on our ethics.”

“If a roomful of White House reporters began demanding that you justify the things you are doing in your life, would your answers proclaim the gospel?”

“We do not forgive. We do not forget. The American church does not promote wise confession and renewal. It promotes people who seem perfect and penalizes them when they fail.”

“Events like these just serve as a reminder to me that the government can fail you at any time. Pastors cannot look to the state to tell people the right way to live.”

“I do not expect everyone to agree. But I do expect, once in a while, to see substantive debates that flow from common agreement about the core goals we all have.”

“Your cheers betray the hatred in your hearts and the poison in your minds.”

“Is bi-partisanship and compromise an inherently good thing?”

“I think one of the most discouraging things about watching political campaigns is that truth is so obscured.”

“[H]ypocrisy is not a sin that should be taken so lightly or thrown about so casually”

“I want to thank some politicians. And not sarcastically, either.”