Detroit pastor Lorenzo Sewell thinks it’s ‘impossible’ for Christians to remain ‘politically neutral’
A Detroit pastor told Fox News Digital that it’s “impossible” for pastors and Christians to remain politically “neutral.”
“The gospel message is a political message. The Bible from Genesis to Revelation is a political book. We see that the Bible is a political book,” Lorenzo Sewell, pastor of 180 Church in Detroit, Michigan Sewell said.
“It is impossible to remain politically neutral,” he added.
Sewell, a Republican, spoke at the last Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July. He endorsed President-elect Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election and hosted the then-Republican presidential candidate at his church last summer.
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Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at 180 Church in Detroit on Saturday, June 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
He was previously a Critics of identity politics.
“It’s important to be spiritual because you’re political. You can’t be a spiritual person and not be political,” Sewell added.
Sewell was responding to a Washington Post report detailing a Los Angeles pastor’s fight to unite the church before and after the presidential election.
Rev. Jonathan Hall, 41, alabamaLeading First Christian Church of North Hollywood for two years. First Christian is part of the Disciples of Christ denomination and serves over 1,000 members. According to the Washington Post, “persuading Republicans, Democrats and independents in his seat to stay and pray for each other is becoming increasingly complex.”
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180 Church Pastor Lorenzo Sewell will speak at the Republican National Committee on Thursday (Getty Images)
Some congregants left the church due to political differences. One member cited Hall’s planned screening of a film about Christian nationalism that was “too one-sided” and “anti-Republican.”
Others left after discovering that their peers were attending Trump’s inauguration.
In response to the Washington Post report, Sewell emphasized the importance of bipartisanship.
“We need to understand that you can’t make progress without bipartisanship. We understand that you have to work with Democrats and now you have to work with Republicans to make real progress,” the east Detroit native said. “So we have to have that insight.”
The Rev. Lorenzo Sewell points during a speech at the Republican National Convention, Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Sewell told Fox News Digital that there are Democrats in his church.
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“We do believe that it is very difficult for you to be a Bible-believing Christian and also be a Democrat. We do believe that. Are there Democrats in my church? Absolutely. We don’t Believe that every Democrat is demonic, but we do believe that the Democratic platform is demonic,” he said.
“Conversely, we do not believe that every Republican is a revivalist. We do not worship donkeys or elephants. We worship slain lambs.”
