Conservative Evangelical Pastor Gregory A. Boyd, who opposes abortion and frowns upon homosexuality, unveiled a series of sermons urging the church to steer clear of politics, give up moralizing on sexual issues, and stop claiming that the United States is a “Christian nation” while glorifying American military campaigns. “When the church wins the culture wars, it inevitably loses” he says. “When it conquers the world, it becomes the world. When you put your trust in the sword, you lose the cross.”



See Laurie Goodstein, “Conservative Evangelical Pastor Steers Clear of Politics, and Pays” New York Times, July 30, 2006, p.1.