I cannot count the number of times I have been told to keep my faith and politics separate because they are incompatible.  However, the more I study the American Revolution and the role of the ministers, churches, and Christians, I find that argument invalid.  If you have studied Colonial History, you have undoubtedly seen how active the preachers and churches were.

I do not believe anyone can logically or factually argue that the colonists, patriots, politicians, or ministers of that era believed religion had no place in the political arena.  Preachers far and wide preached from their pulpits the righteousness of the cause of the revolution.  Today, they would be told (unless they are on the left) that they would lose their status by doing so. 

But there was no IRS then either, or should not be one now, but that is another topic.  The ministers of the revolutionary era assured the people that resistance to tyranny was a righteous cause and effectively built a fire of patriotism in the hearts and minds of most colonials.  Ministers served as military chaplains, penmen for committees of correspondence, and members of state legislatures, the constitutional convention, and the National Congress.  Some even took up arms and led troops into battle.

• Jonathan Mayhew, pastor of the West Church in Boston, wrote and preached of the Crown’s diabolical nature and God’s desire for all men to be free. 
• Peter Muhlenberg was called “The Fighting Parson.” He threw off his clerical robes after a fiery sermon concerning the revolution, donned a military uniform, and led troops into battle. 
• James Caldwell, a Presbyterian minister in Elizabeth, New Jersey, was one of many chaplains in the army. 
• John Witherspoon was possibly the most important “political parson” of that era as he represented New Jersey in the Continental Congress from 1776-1782 and signed the Declaration of Independence while preaching in support of the cause. 
• Even Quakers who called themselves “Free Quakers” took up arms.

For anyone to assume that the founding fathers and the religious leaders of that day wanted to keep religion out of the political arena is to ignore the facts.  It is beyond my comprehension why preachers today shy away from speaking out in support of truth, standing for biblical principles, and standing against those things that directly conflict with the Bible. 

There is only one way to silence me, and unless God tells me to stop speaking out, I will continue to proclaim the message of Christ, the Love of God, and the cause of Liberty and Freedom.  I am not a cat; I do not have many lives. I have a LIFE, and it is the total of everything that touches me, and politics touches me too.

So, I plead for everyone to stand for the right and biblical principles in this day and join in the fight to restore America and keep those who would destroy her from succeeding.  If we do not unite and stand firm, America, as the founders intended and as we have enjoyed and desired, will be no more!  Remember what is at stake in every election!   Our Freedom depends on it!

God bless you, and God bless America is my prayer and desire!