In the wake of the U.S. election, Crawford Paul muses on the role of the church in a democracy. Here’s his setup:
“The
dilemma comes when the church, which is NOT a democracy, exists in a nation
that IS a democracy. How does the church uphold a democracy that would
ensure their right to follow the teachings of the Bible while at the same time
grant rights to those who contradict the Scriptures?”
Hmm. I agree with much of what
Crawford says in his piece, but I have a very different take on a few of his assumptions.