Howerton, the senior pastor at\u00a0Lakepointe Church in the Dallas area, argued on X earlier this week that Christians are effectively surrendering political influence while other religious and ideological groups actively seek it.<\/p>\n
“Muslims have a plan to make America a Muslim nation. Marxists have a plan to make America a Marxist nation. Secular Progressives have a plan to make America a Secular Progressive nation,” Howerton wrote.<\/p>\n
Christians, he argued, are doing the opposite.<\/p>\n
“Christians seem to always have a plan to keep Christianity from further influencing our nation by discipling people into political apathy (‘we don’t get political’) or political ambiguity (‘Jesus isn’t a Republican or Democrat, neither Right nor Left’),” Howerton wrote, adding that the approach has produced “very predictable results for the last few decades.”<\/p>\n
It’s hardly a new argument from the pastor.<\/p>\n
In a 2024 essay titled “11 Ways Christians Are Gaslit into Staying Out of Politics,” Howerton similarly argued Christians should seek political influence.<\/p>\n
“If GODLY people don’t lead, GODLESS people fill the void,” he wrote.<\/p>\n
But Howerton’s argument that Christianity needs “further” influence comes in Texas, where Christian beliefs already play a prominent role in recent political fights.<\/p>\n