Should politics be discussed at the pulpit? A Texas pastor council believes it should, and the members are encouraging pastors across the state, including those in East Texas, to discuss it with their congregations.
“When a pastor encourages people to vote, they’ll get out and vote,” Marshall Pastor Ray Wilson said.
Wilson has spent decades of his life behind the pulpit and started preaching in 1988. He said pastors were highly encouraged to keep politics out of the church during this time.
“I was probably one of a very few numbers of ministers that would be outspoken about particularly pro-life issues,” Wilson said.
Nearly four decades later, Wilson is not just encouraging pastors to bring up this conversation to their congregations, he is also spearheading a North Texas Pastor Council.
“We’re not only pastors, we’re also citizens,” Wilson said. “So, if you say that we can’t express ourselves and we can’t encourage our people to express themselves, then we’re really cutting out a significant number of people.”
He hopes through this council, he will be able to create connections for ...
