Separating Christianity From Politics, by Dr. Michael Wagner

Published in the June 2013 issue of Reformed Perspective magazine (http://reformedperspective.ca/), pages 14-16.

A critical review of "A Secular Faith: Why Christianity Favors the Separation of Church and State" by Darryl G. Hart, an elder in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.

What does "the separation of church and state" mean?

It is different from "the separation of religion and politics"?

Should Christians bring their faith into government and politics?

Dr. Wagner says, "The separation of church and state is a good thing, and it is Biblical because the Bible establishes both the church and the state as separate entities with different purposes and functions.

"Separating religion from politics is a completely different matter. Religion is (generally speaking) a belief system whereas politics consists of activities associated with the government. Separation of religion and politics is impossible, because all political activity is based on ethical concepts that are rooted in religious ideas."