This post is part 16 of a series on Christian citizenship, and why I believe mixing Christian identity with American identity is bad for both. I hope to give you little bite-sized thoughts, which represent themes you'll find throughout the Bible and historic Christian teachings.
I hope they make you think.
It's been another busy weekend, but I'm back with another reason I want to live as a Christian in a multi-faith nation.
In Daniel 6, Daniel is thrown into the lion’s den for practicing his faith, and praying to God during a time when Darius, a king from Mede, declared that no one in Babylon should pray to anyone but himself for 30 days.
Daniel's predicament comes as a result of a conspiracy of Darius' officials to specifically target Daniel because of his faith: the 30 days of praying to the king was their idea, because they knew Daniel was obligated to pray to God three times a day.
As every Sunday School teacher can tell you, Daniel makes it out of the lions' den unharmed: God sends an angel to "shut the lions' mouths."
This is one of many stories in the Hebrew Bible about how to live as a minority faith in a land that follows other gods. Learning how to resist public pressure is good for our faith.
For a lesson from Acts about obeying human leaders, check out tomorrow's post.
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