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Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Jan 30, 1912

3652 — Socialism

By Editor

Should a Seventh-day Adventist belong to the Socialist party? B.

In other words, should any full-fledged Christian belong to the Socialist party? No, nor any other political party under the sun. We do not see how it is possible that a Christian should allow himself with any political party, and become responsible for the actions of that party. Of course there are political parties, and have been, which have been molded by principle. There may be such now in localities,—parties composed of men that would not swerve from principle for anything in this world, who are doing the very best they can to effect righteous rule and carry out true principles of government. But with most of our political parties there has been more or less political chicanery, dishonesty, trickery, sale, barter, etc. The Christian can not yield himself to such things. He is to stand high above all political trickery of every kind. He is not to be molded by men; he is placed here to mold and win the minds of others to a higher realm, that of the Lord Jesus Christ. If there comes a time when duty demands that he should express his opinion at the polls, he can do this without necessarily belonging to any political party. Christ said, "My kingdom is not of this world."