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Show Ej Dr. James L Vance T mWt The question of the separation of . QUrCIl and Hate is a clon-'d cue'illon j thank 0d- Wc hov dfc'.J'd lhal the Church shall HOI fe.l from li n i j of the state. II shall be frrr to bear witness and prof laim Its inf vm un- fettered bj povernnu mtal restrictions ' ,,nri ,nlntlmi.:itrd l political Intr, I There !s, however. Hnoihcr question , lotoly akin to thH. aU-ul which thero is not such un.nlinh .if opinion It i th- ijuesllon of mixing politics and religion. Doc th Bible teach that ;md separate sphere- removed thai neither is ever to influence ih j ly. K wronic for ne :o employ his :' Bt laenphlp vigorously and actively in the Hi interest of his rellglOUl views, or to allow his religious coii M i loi s -uay Mr l ie,.'-- for i he Tin qramandt n Hj tween elections, but dumb and nega B1 tlve when a moral is-J beCOOtt v Hj political measure'.' There are thoas wtrn tnawer ihese questions In the affirmative They apeak sneerlnci of "political preach- r s , " and Bometlme the sneer Is inerit-ed. inerit-ed. They favor a religion that does not Interfere, that koeps out. th;it pu.-- s foots, that aayi its prayer and slugs Its hymn and recites Its sermon and 1 ambUs amlalilv on toward .1 1.1ml Of 1 heaven no red-blooded n: n ouhi stand for two days In succession. Usually they favor this religion ofi non-lnterff rf Tice for s -lflsh rCaabha It Is perfectly evident why they do not I want religion and politics mixed. It would ruin their kind of politics. |