Dispensationalists should have been the ones reminding the rest of the evangelical coalition that the eschatological restoration of Israel is accomplished by the Messiah, not by the United Nations.#
When the primary outlet of evangelical engagement with social and political matters is a political action committee rather than the community of the church, the shaping authority on matters of social and political outlook all too often becomes polling data or party platforms, rather than an authoritative text. Political solutions are then grounded in the social contract of a “moral majority” rather than by the righteousness of the coming Kingdom of God in Christ. In such a situation, when the “silent majority” is culturally marginalized, so is the witness of evangelical Christianity.#
“Family values” is an easier point to rally a coalition around, thus avoiding the theological sticking-points of defining the church. After all, evangelical, Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Mormon cobelligerents can define, at least for now, what a “family” is. They cannot say the same for the church.#