Some Local Reverends Steer Clear of Election Talk, While Others Use Allegory to Address It

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On the first post-election Sunday, some local reverends steered clear of election talk, while others turned to complicated allegory to address the issue. Image via The Philadelphia Inquirer.

On the first post-election Sunday, some local reverends steered clear of election talk, while others turned to complicated allegory to address the issue, writes Stacey Burling for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Rev. Dan Morrison, pastor of Huntingdon Valley Presbyterian Church, never talks politics from the pulpit and he did not alter that rule for this Sunday.

“It’s very much a part of our culture that we do not mix politics from the pulpit,” he said.

Morrison described his church as evangelical and conservative and noted that there was a variety of feelings among his congregants on the election results.  Some were celebrating, some were disappointed, while some were “just relieved.”

Meanwhile, Rev. Tom Heron, pastor of St. Matthews Roman Catholic Church in Conshohocken, used an allegory to talk about the election.

“People knew that I was making reference to it,” he said.

But despite not even mentioning the word, he is certain his meaning was clear.

“We live in a country that is deeply divided,” Heron said. “Is it divided foolish and wise? Is it divided prepared and unprepared?”

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