My "Useless" Faith

After reading over Christina's summaries (which were brilliant) I came across a quote I quite liked.  When discussing the eternal and tabooed arguments of Politics and Religion, she quoted the quote "Without compassion all practices and beliefs are useless and empty".

Hmmmm.

This quote immediately made me think of a personal connection.  I, and those who know me would agree, would never label myself as a deeply religious person (gasp).  That point aside, I will happily attend church and have respect for those who thrive on it.  I lack this internal impetus that others will define as compassion for my religious beliefs. Does that make my beliefs useless and empty?

How do you live in this sinful world with respect to the established political order?

As a Christian you
1 are opposed to capital punishment. (Could you be Attorney General of Texas?)2 believed in racial integration when General of segregation was the law. (Could you be Attorney Georgia in 1950?)3 believe that abortion is immoral of and should be against the law. ( Could you be Attorney General the United States?)

(Christians and Politics by Kenneth Cauthen)

Can a christian ever be completely detached from his beliefs when it comes to his political beliefs? Doesn't your religious beliefs help you form your political beliefs? How can there ever be change in morally motivated issues such as segregation in the the 50s if politics and religion are to remain separate? It seems religion helps change the beliefs of the individual to change the beliefs of the society.