Write off politics?

An interview with Rick Warren is posted on John Piper's blog. Rick says he has zero interest in politics. Why? Because laws have nothing to do with people's behavior. But no . . the opposite is true: laws reign in behavior and every person I know is glad they do! What is he talking about? Laws certainly don't construct perfect people, but they obviously shape the kind of society we live in.

Does he have any interest in the kind of society we live in? Would he just as soon live in Rwanda or Albania or Venezuela? Personally, I'm thankful for American life. I take an interest in the kind of people who govern it and in the quality of society its policies produce for Americans, the rest of the world (because we are not isolated), my family, and me.

Vishal Mangalwadi would certainly not subscribe to Rick's statement because he says that Christians must see the faith as being not only personally transformative but also culturally transformative.

Politics can be frustrating, sometimes disappointing - but way too important to just write off.