Involvement

John McCain (Republican Party nominee for President of the United States) is quoted in the press with this statement, “Americans aren’t interested in an election where they are just talked to and not listened to; an election that offers platitudes instead of principles and insults instead of ideas.”

He’s only partly right. It’s the first part of his statement that is true. The reality is, “most Americans are not interested in an election.” While this primary season has brought out thousands of unexpected voters, (credit the love/hate relationship folks have with the front runners in the Democratic Party) the vast majority of Americans seem to have no interest in politics, or elections, or anything else that has to do with the operation of Government.

Ditto that for the Church of Jesus Christ. Most folks say they care, but their actions belie the reality that actual involvement beyond casual conversation and sporadic attendance is limited to the few. How else does one explain that most members of most Churches cannot be found, or at least found involved in active ministry on a regular basis.

It’s a shame, really. Both entities, the U.S. Government and the Church of Jesus Christ are vital to life as we know it. Either one could go away, you know?