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Thursday, July 22, 2004

Star-Telegram | 07/01/2004 | When pietism dances with partisan politics

"I come from a tradition (Episcopal) that considers it rather in bad taste to wear your religion on your sleeve, presumably from Matthew 6:5-6:"
'And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.
'But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.'

'Drag God into politics, and you'll ruin his reputation in no time.'

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