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The Political Spectrum

Can you imagine being dropped in the middle of a nation in great turmoil, fighting to re-find its own identity? On the one hand, it might appear that insurmountable social and political forces are at work that would make the task of rediscovering the country’s God given roots seem impossible. At the same time, one could look at some of the resources in play and imagine renewal as a great nation possible. One of the clear challenges is the lack of agreement between factions on how to go about it. On one side of the political spectrum you find one group who insists that faithful keeping of God’s scriptures always results in God’s blessing.  Those focuses on persuading people to understand that if the nation collectively follows God, the blessings he had promised would come to pass.   There’s a subgroup within this group who agree with this point of view but also think that it stops short of necessary action.  In their fervor, they pursue power through courts and in places of gov