I am reluctantly compelled to agree with Bev, not about the politics, 
but that it should not be a topic of discussion on the list.  It is 
my opinion that the list could be used for encouragement, prayer, 
topics of a scriptural nature, and Christ centered discussions and 
devotional material.  Messages I've seen, some on the list, but most 
off, are nothing but hate filled government/President bashing 
tyrades; and I wonder how many people did their homework to see if 
these were true!  It certainly isn't a very good example of loving 
Christians; and I wonder how much it shows that we trust and leave 
all things to the Lord.  Romans 8:28 says this much better than I ever could.

Jackie
At 02:28 PM 2014-03-10, you wrote:
>Hi All!
>
>Well, I guess my subject line says what's on my mind.For several 
>years, now I've deliberately stayed away from most Christian groups, 
>due to the disappointment I always experience because I'm so tired 
>of politics always coming up as the topic. I so wish Christians 
>could get back to discussing scripture and talking about the Lord 
>and quit all the bashing, hatred, fear and hostility for our 
>president and our government. To be honest, even though I am a 
>professing Christian, this whole politic thing has caused me to want 
>to stay away from most Christian circles for the past I don't know 
>how many years, yet, I hate doing that as well, because I miss 
>sharing with other Christians about our Lord Jesus .
>
>Bev