In reply to Deanne Upson.

Deanne, I agree totally. Look at how negatively the Evangelical churches have muddied the waters since the 1970's when they first started getting involved in politics. When ever I share my faith in Christ with some unbeliever, the reply I get EVERY time is, I could never be a Christian, because I'm not a Republican. How sad that our secular society equates following Jesus as being something only a Republican would do. Just for the record, I'm a registered Independent, neither party is honorable, honest, or trying to serve God, so I'd rather not be affiliated with either.

I am a recovering Evangelical, to use the term used on Lutheran Public Radio's Issues Etc. I've been a LCMS Lutheran for over 2 years, so I've been there done that. The LCMS not being involved with the government was one of the things that drew me to it. Our job as followers of Christ is to make disciples and baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Our job, as a church, is NOT to make "Christian" legislation.

That 2 million dollars would be better spent planting new LCMS churches around the nation. THAT is something we should be doing, not playing patty cake with the "brain trust" in DC.