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Jesus For President Excerpt.

I would elect Jesus to be the Most Potentate Generalissimo International Superintendent of the First Holy Non-Denominational Denomination of the World in the Name of Jesus, except for the fact that He did so many things (on purpose) that would disqualify Him from even getting on that ballot.

He wouldn’t even come to see the election. I know the scripture says that if two or three are gathered together in His name He will be there in the middle of them, but that doesn’t mean He’s there for the election.

All the hoopla that we make about our religious politics is ridiculous. I’ve seen and heard men that would turn on their best friend over some political stance or position they hold within their religious organization.
I’ve heard (and said) some of the stupidest things about the superiority of the particular persuasion of religion I subscribe to or even some dogma that is held within that persuasion. I’ve heard “godly” men spew hate and angry rhetoric against people who don’t agree with them about their pet policy. Of course, Jesus knows all about it and is on their side, 100%.

Right.

There are men that are always looking to start a new party or a new sect and fly the Jesus flag over their idea as if Jesus is the one that gave it to them. If you asked Jesus He probably wouldn’t know the particulars because He wasn’t involved in the planning or the process. He’s just the catch phrase that we use to justify our desire to be in control. We wouldn’t make it in the secular political arena because we are too ignorant about what is going on in the world around us, but we want to bump chests and make declarations and control people so we just start us another political group and call it the church.

One religious group had a resolution they were trying to pass at their national convention a few years ago, it failed and a bunch of preachers got angry and left the organization to start their own party. The funny thing is that this year the same resolution passed and a bunch of preachers got mad and left the organization to start their own party.

It was kind of sad to see the hate mail that was sent out in the “name of Jesus” from some of these so called believers. It was more than sad, it was sickening. Of course, Jesus was on their side (both of them) and absolutely approved of their stance (both sides) and their behavior (both sides) and was going to lead their group to a glorious future (both sides) to infinity and beyond (both sides) and the other guys (both sides) were going to go to hell because they were W-R-O-N-G and E-V-I-L (both sides). How stupid.

No, Jesus would never do as the head of a religious entity, because he wouldn’t be any good at it. If He was going to do it, He would have to do it right. He would have to check the little box that said He was 100% behind the agenda of the poli-church He was elected to lead and I seriously don’t think He would be willing to do that. I don’t think He would even be willing to sign our membership forms.

You know where it says, “I promise to obey all of the teachings of the pastor and do what is expected of me to uphold the image and traditions of the (insert religious entity here).”

What if the pastor teaches something I don’t agree with and cannot substantiate with scripture? What if there are things about the religious traditions that are, gasp, wrong? Yeah, I think Jesus would have a problem with that, too.

The problem with elected officials is that they have a term that ends at some point and the majority picked them so the majority expects to be able to have some input into how they are governing in their elected office. Anytime there is an election process, Jesus is disqualified, because as earlier stated, you don’t elect a king, he is enthroned, and religion isn’t ready for that. We don’t want a king, and we certainly don’t want the King, we just want a catch phrase that makes us right.

Not happening.

From Cardboard Astronaut.

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