“DO I want Christians to be in charge of our nation? Yes, I do.” So says Liberty Church pastor and elder Aloysias Maimane, towards the beginning of a deeply passionate sermon on politics and religion a week or so ago .“As a church we are apolitical; in other words we don’t associate with any political party,” Maimane says.“Politics is about two things: it’s about government and it’s about influence” and, regarding the latter, “the only way they (Christians) will become in charge of the nation is if the nation votes for them.”Thus, he says: “The first and most key thing for the church to be involved in politics is to be prophetic.“Let me tell you,” Maimane continues, energised and enthused, “Leaders need to hear God’s word. They need to hear a word from God. Your politicians, you don’t have to be a politician to influence politicians, you’ve just got to get in and say, ‘I have a word from God and I have got to share it’. I know of Christian leaders who are involved with the president...
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