So much politics in church?

Josh Moody  |  Features
Date posted:  1 Aug 2015
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So much politics in church?

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Josh Moody asks why

Good question! Why indeed?

Of course, I could immediately get a little defensive and say: ‘Well, there is politics in every area of life, and that is not necessarily bad. Political organisation of some kind is an inevitable expression of human organisation and social interaction.’ I could also say that many churches of which I have been a part have had blissfully little in the way of political shenanigans.

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