Roundup Record Tribune & Winnett Times -

It is commonplace these days, for the churches we attend to place limits of what they are willing to preach and teach about, when the subject matter turns to elections, governing principles and the policies and practices of civil government. These are generally thrown into the catch-all category of "politics" -- which is really not a Biblical term, but I guess that means anything involving God's institution of civil government that might be too controversial or "hot to handle."

Most churches adopt a position of steering clear of specific governmental issues and questions of public policy --...