Atheists or Christians: Who's More Engaged in Our Government?
 

An online article recently asserted that atheists are
the most politically active among all religious classifications in
America.

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Surprised, I looked it over - and sure enough, they had good
data to back up the claim. For example, more than 40 percent of
atheists had contacted a public official in the previous year, and
nearly that many had donated money to a political candidate.
That's more than any other religious group and almost double
that of evangelicals. Even accounting for other factors like
education, the trend held.

In decades past, such numbers would have been culturally irrelevant,
as atheists comprised such a small percentage of the American public.
But their numbers are growing quickly. Combined with agnostics (who
had similar numbers on political engagement), they now account for
11.4 percent of the population.

On one hand, perhaps it's not surprising that atheists and
agnostics are so involved in politics. After all, their only
"kingdom" is this world. Without the good news of the
Gospel, it's natural that many of them put their hope in human
constructs.

But for the Church, these numbers are a cause for concern. While
it's true that our hope is not in this world, it is precisely
because of our heavenly minded "Kingdom perspective" that
we should be most engaged on behalf of the people around us.

After all, God established government as a means of "macro
ministry" to ensure that people have the best chance to thrive
(Prov. 29:2) and to live in peace (1 Tim. 2:1-4).

Over the centuries, Christians have been deeply engaged in the
policies of society - from stopping infanticide in the Roman
Empire to ending slavery in the Western world. In America's
system of government, we arguably have an even greater responsibility
to engage, as we choose the very leaders who make the decisions.

Thankfully, at Family Policy Alliance, we get to see examples every
day of Christians engaging to make a difference - working to
save lives, to protect kids from destructive ideas in schools, to
counteract the lies of transgenderism, and so much more.

So thank you for being engaged on behalf of your fellow citizens. And
thank you for your prayers and support that keep Family Policy
Alliance® working to advance biblical citizenship throughout this
nation.

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Sincerely,

John Paulton
Mobilization Manager



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