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Can the American Church Survive the Ugly Drama of Politics?

Thomas E. McDaniels
6 min readJul 11, 2020

Coming soon to a church near you

We live in the age of political craziness.

“Politics” is the word of the ’20s. Just before the 2016 election, 82% of those polled said that the campaign made them feel “[more] disgusted” about American politics.

Today, when you ask Americans which institutions are “pushing people apart,” they will list political parties as the most divisive.

Politics has also hacked into every segment of life. Even the branding of Fortune 500 companies.

Companies like Gillette and Nike are doing what would once been unthinkable — linking their brands with politics.

They didn’t have a choice. Do we have a choice? Yes.

Politics and church

Politics has invaded the churches in America.

Christian leaders are responsible.

They swung the church doors open. Politicians are not to be blamed for everything. Should politics be a part of worship?

On July 4, 1776, the United States issued the Declaration of Independence.

According to History.com, the United States Was Called The United Colonies Until September 9, 1776. On…

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Thomas E. McDaniels
Thomas E. McDaniels

Written by Thomas E. McDaniels

Aspiring writer and the guy behind https://thomasmcdaniels.com/ Twitter freak daily at https://twitter.com/ThomasMcDaniels. Social media nerd.

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