I go to church on Sunday to renew my covenants I made with the Lord partaking of the Sacrament, and to be uplifted and edified. Politics and government do not fall under either of those categories.
I have way too many pet peeves, but ranking up there, my number one right now, is discussing politics in church. Zaps the Spirit right out of the meeting. I'm the Bishop's wife and I not only want to be there, but I really need to be there as well. And when I hear politics or government being discussed I want to just go home and put on nice soft music. It's like someone just popped my Spiritual bubble. It starts off my week with a nasty taste in my mouth. Sunday is the first day of the week for us and when I feel that way it makes the rest of my week stink.
Even when I walk by two people discussing government or politics I feel like I'm walking passed a heated argument. Even if they agree, the conversations are naturally heated and temperaments are visible in body language and audible in voice tone and inflection. Definitely not spiritually uplifting. Conversation in the church should comfort and be around the Lord. Regurgitating highlights of radio talk show hosts excited comments, best be done at another place, on another day.
I know He sees all of these in the public sector as His children as well, so I feel it best not to demean or talk down of any of His children. I think we all agree that some/much of what is read on the internet or said over the air is embellished or unfounded. You might be interested in this ARTICLE regarding why we believe even obvious lies. The best quote, "Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true."
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