Christianity and Politics by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Aug 22, 1900

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 26, No. 34.

Christianity and Politics

By Editor

Both State and national campaigns are in progress now, and the most conspicuous feature is that men are at their wits' ends to think of something bad to say about one another. We are sometimes told that Christianity and politics ought to be united and work together, but it is hard to see how that could be, when the chief characteristic of politics is contention, and that of true Christianity is love. If politicians were all Christians, each candidate and his friends would desire to see the opposing candidate elected. A moment's contemplation of such a proposition is enough to show the fallacy of the idea of Christianity and politics ever becoming true yoke-fellows.