A Detroit pastor told Fox News Digital that it's “impossible” for pastors and Christians to be politically “neutral.”
Lorenzo Sewell, pastor of 180 Churches in Detroit, Michigan, said, “The gospel message is a political message. The Bible is a political book from Genesis to Revelation. I understand that it is a great book.”
“It is impossible to be politically neutral,” he added.
Sewell, a Republican, spoke at the last Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July. He supported President-elect Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election and welcomed the then-Republican presidential candidate to his church last summer.
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Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at 180 Church in Detroit, Saturday, June 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
He used to Critic of identity politics.
“It's important to be spiritual because you're political. You can't be spiritual without being political,” Sewell added.
Mr Sewell responded: Washington Post story It details a Los Angeles pastor's struggle to unite his church before and after the presidential election.
Pastor Jonathan Hall, 41 years old; From Alabamaled First Christian Church in North Hollywood for two years. First Christian is part of the Disciples of Christ denomination and serves more than 1,000 members. “Convincing Republicans, Democrats and independents in the same room to stay and pray for each other has become even more complicated,” the newspaper reported.
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180 Church Pastor Lorenzo Sewell is scheduled to speak at the RNC on Thursday. (Getty Images)
Some believers left the church due to political differences. One member cited a film the hall was scheduled to screen about Christian nationalism that was “too one-sided” and “anti-republican.”
Some left after learning their colleagues were attending President Trump's inauguration.
In response to the Washington Post article, Sewell emphasized the importance of bipartisanship.
“We need to understand that we can't make progress without bipartisanship. To make real progress, we have to work with Democrats, and now we have to work with Republicans,” the East Side Detroit native said. I understand that this is not the case,” he said. “So we have to have that discernment.”
The Rev. Lorenzo Sewell points during a speech at the Republican National Convention on Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Sewell told Fox News Digital that there are also Democrats in his church.
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“We believe it's very difficult to be a Bible-believing Christian and a Democrat. We believe that. Are there any Democrats in my church? Of course. “We don't believe all Democrats are devils, but we believe the Democratic Party platform is devilish,” he said.
“On the contrary, we do not believe that all Republicans are Reconstructionists. We do not worship donkeys or elephants. We worship slain lambs.”
