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威利·赖斯称堕胎、婚姻、性别认同和移民是需要基督徒行动的神学议题
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美南浸信会主席、牧师威利·赖斯呼吁全美牧师在中期选举临近之际“挺身而出”参与政治进程。
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美南浸信会主席、牧师威利·赖斯呼吁全美牧师在中期选举临近之际“挺身而出”参与政治进程。
尽管一些基督教领袖建议不要在讲道坛上涉足政治，但赖斯认为，牧师长期以来在美国政治中发挥着关键作用。
他表示，神学和政治左翼人士毫不避讳将宗教与政治结合，福音派信徒也不应如此。
底特律牧师称进步派候选人正试图向基督教选民“彰显美德”
2024年6月9日，佐治亚州克莱顿市克莱顿浸信会主日礼拜期间，教区居民进行礼拜。（法新社/盖蒂图片社）
“牧师应该参与政治进程吗？他们绝对应该。因为许多政治问题本质上都是神学和道德议题，直击我们认定的真理核心，以及我们认为个人和文化繁荣所需知晓的内容。”
“我认为牧师们需要挺身而出。纵观美国历史，牧师在美国政治历史的关键时刻都曾发出强有力的声音，”赖斯说道。
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2026年4月5日周日，休斯顿第二浸信会教堂复活节主日礼拜期间，礼拜者抵达现场。（《休斯顿纪事报》/盖蒂图片社）
赖斯 lamented 近几十年来，无论外部还是内部力量都鼓励许多基督徒“保持低调”、“退出政治进程”。
“有趣的是，神学和政治左翼人士并未退出，也无意这么做。事实上，数据显示，政治和神学左翼人士实际上比右翼人士更积极参与政治，”赖斯说。“所以在一段时间内，我感觉出现了一种近乎真空的状态，一种因缺乏基督教领袖挺身而出而造成的沉默。”
反堕胎组织加大北卡罗来纳州竞选活动力度，报告显示联邦堕胎议题为共和党候选人带来最大助力
随着选民将于2026年重返投票站，中期选举竞争日趋激烈。（亚伦·施瓦茨/彭博社/盖蒂图片社；梅利莎·苏·杰里茨/盖蒂图片社）
赖斯强调，堕胎、婚姻定义、性别认同和移民等议题，基督徒应该受到感召，按自己的信念投票。
“这些议题是极其深刻的神学议题。它们可追溯至创世记，追溯至《创世记》第一章和第二章。它们关乎我们对何为人类的理解，以及我们对上帝赋予人类的创造目的的理解，”他说。
拜登政府迫使美国人在移民问题上做出虚假选择
犹他州普罗沃——11月8日：2022年11月8日，选民在犹他州普罗沃的犹他县司法与健康中心投票。经过数月的候选人竞选活动，美国人正在参加中期选举，以决定全国范围内的激烈竞选。（照片：乔治·弗雷/盖蒂图片社）（乔治·弗雷/盖蒂图片社）
赖斯认为，基督徒在移民问题上也会遇到“操纵性”言论。他承认，移民问题对基督徒来说确实是一个“挑战”，但他认为执行美国法律并无不妥。
“同情是有价值的，我们愿意关心那些贫穷、受压迫的最弱势群体，愿意伸出援手，”赖斯说道，并指出基督徒比美国任何其他群体都更积极地参与这类慈善活动。
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“但法治也同样重要，”他继续说道。“保护身处本国的人民。有时，一些当权者会非常愤世嫉俗地试图操纵基督徒，声称既然你必须展现同情心，那么你就必须支持开放边境，或者你必须不坚持执行移民法。”
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“这非常、非常具有操纵性。没有人会说，因为你爱人民或关心人民，你就应该不锁家门，或者你应该打开社区里的监狱牢房，”他说。
安德斯·哈格斯特伦是福克斯新闻数字频道的记者，负责报道全国政治和重大突发新闻事件。
Southern Baptist president calls on pastors to ‘step up’ ahead of midterm elections
October 4, 2026 6:00am EDT / Fox News
Willy Rice says abortion, marriage, gender identity and immigration are theological issues demanding Christian action
By Anders Hagstrom
Southern Baptist Convention President and Pastor Willy Rice called on pastors across the country to “step up” into the political process as midterm elections near.
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Southern Baptist Convention President and Pastor Willy Rice called on pastors across the country to “step up” into the political process as midterm elections near.
While some Christian leaders advise against wading into politics from the pulpit, Rice argues pastors have long played a key role in American politics.
Members of the theological and political left have shown no hesitance to mix religion with their politics and evangelicals should not either, he says.
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“Should pastors engage in the political process? They absolutely should. Because there are many political issues that are, at their heart, theological issues and moral issues that strike at the very center of what we believe to be true and what we believe people need to know in order to flourish personally and as a culture.”
“I think the pastors need to step up. I think throughout American history, pastors have had a strong voice at key moments in American political history,” Rice said.
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Rice lamented that many Christians have been encouraged in recent decades, from both external and internal forces, to “be more quiet” and “withdraw from the political process.”
“Now, the interesting thing is that those on the theological and political left did not withdraw, and they had no intention of doing so. And in fact, statistics show that people on the political and theological left are actually more politically engaged than those on the right,” Rice said. “So what you had was, for a period of time, I felt like you had an almost a vacuum that kind of developed, a silence that was there with a lack of Christian leaders leaning in.”
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Rice highlighted abortion, the definition of marriage, gender identity and immigration as issues where Christians should feel compelled to vote in a certain way.
“These issues are deeply, profoundly theological issues. They go back to the creation; they go back to Genesis 1 and 2. They go back to our understanding of what it means to be a human being, and our understanding of what God’s creative purpose is for us as human beings,” he said.
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Rice argued that Christians also face “manipulative” arguments when it comes to immigration. He admits that the immigration issue does present a “challenge” for Christians but argues there is nothing wrong with enforcing America’s laws.
“There is a value of compassion, a value of wanting to care for the least of these people who are poor and oppressed and wanting to help,” Rice said, noting that Christians do more of that charity than any other group in the U.S.
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“But there is also the importance of the rule of law,” he continued. “The protection of people who are in this country. And what you’ve had is sometimes a very cynical use by some people in power of trying to manipulate Christians by saying, since you must demonstrate compassion, therefore you must embrace open immigration, or you must not insist on the enforcement of the the immigration laws.”
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“That is very, very manipulative. No one would say that because you love people or care for people, you should leave the doors of your house unlocked, or you should open up the jail cells in your own community,” he said.
Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox News Digital covering national politics and major breaking news events.
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