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Should Clergy Comment on Politics?

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    Father Jonathan Morris on the growing number of clergy that are pushing a green agenda.

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That seems to be a growing number of clergy are pushing a green agenda from the pulpit question.

-- religious leaders making the mistake of worshipping God's creations.

And not that creates a law.

Father Jonathan Morris is with -- he's a Fox News contributor Catholic -- and north all of the book god wants you happy -- -- welcome back -- -- -- I think we're -- point via not what is and what isn't I think some religious leaders -- act in the pulpit.

Offsetting on but -- are really worshipping the create tool the creation.

And not a create.

I and it and it's environmentalism as a full of new religion that's creeping in to christianity at least in measuring it like Adrian it's a much easier -- -- for example interpersonal.

Ethics right or even following commandments of god but.

That said.

I believe that we have a responsibility.

To take care of concentration and it's wonderful that preachers that priest that the Pope.

Talks about a proper understanding of environmentalists.

If God's creation is a good thing.

And if we have free will we've got taken care of it for the sake of future generations.

Not worshipping it but giving thanks to god and using -- well.

I is -- -- -- an episcopalian.

And -- about to say something which you've been urging me to say for a long time until this is that we should this should be had a Fox Business alert could you alone this -- place.

I think that the Catholic -- does a much better job.

Of keeping the -- in line and on the message of christianity than do the Episcopalians which are all over the place on -- -- like this book is agree with me I'm.

Well.

Yes I would say in general but it but not not -- -- that because it's not about.

Because the Catholic priests are so good or that the local parishes are sold viper and so wonderful if not that there is eight.

Doctrine.

There is -- will be called the net hysteria -- teaching that we say.

This is the core teachings of the church and give up hope that says you know what this is what -- -- -- -- what you have more discipline within your show.

The more and at least an area of doctrine -- teaching it doesn't necessarily mean that people follow all those teachings but it means yes that there is a very clear understanding this is Catholic this is not.

You have -- -- -- that Richard Nixon and Billy Graham.

Eight yes actually in the 1960s and President Nixon was thinking about running for president again he was very close to the reverend Billy Graham -- -- to all American president.

And Billy Graham offered to endorse President Nixon or at that time vice President Nixon.

Nixon turned him down privately he said I really appreciate the offer it would help me politically but I'm not gonna take you up on it because the job of clergy.

Is to change hearts and -- and save souls it's not to change governments that's my little -- You know I think that's a great story and I think they're there is a tradition especially in in southern baptists -- evangelical churches to get very.

Involved in what.

Is sometimes -- partisan politics I'm giving endorsements we don't -- in the Catholic church and a lot of baptists in southern and evangelicals don't do that is well different -- James Robison.

I think is giving a great example of that saying yes we care about politics because.

Every political every economic decision has moral consequences.

Right if we said we're gonna have we're gonna spend -- Bennett had.

Sixteen trillion dollars in debt that's gonna be passed on to future generations that's a moral issue no doubt in.

Religious leadership he's speaking up about -- that's bad they should also be speaking up about making sure there's a safety net for those who can't take -- themselves.

But getting involved in endorsements I think it's not only bad.

Four politics it's bad for the church it.

-- because it's very easy to say god is on the side of Nixon god is on the side of Obama outside pick your goal is all right -- outside guide is written for me right in a volatile I think we've broken new ground today and we'll get a Fox Business alert did -- story -- Monica.

And you mentioned in what is obvious truth.

I've only as good as they hurtled through its volatility wanna play on -- either European economics thank you a --

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