Mixing Faith into Public Life?

Bob Cornwall writes about the difficulty of the Church, the public sphere, and politics:

... I'm drawn to the Public Church ideal, but I also know that it’s difficult to remain faithful to one’s ideals when stepping into the fray.

As a church, we must be a collective voice for those who need to be heard; a voice remaining beholden to the message of Christ, and not necessarily a political agenda. While they do often align, they nearly as often to not. This is the balance we must continue to manage.