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Where is the voice of the Church?

Public schools have been grounded to a halt. The public health system is in shambles to say the least.  Every week unearths massive corruption scandals. News items are characterized by con-men and con-women taking advantage of the weak, the vulnerable in society.  The Church has not been left behind; we have scandals that shame the very principles that Christianity stands for. The gap between the rich and the poor continues to widen at an alarming rate. Tribalism continues to escalate, untamed, to say the least.  In the midst of all these happenings, the Church is silent. The silence so deafening that it perturbs me.  Perhaps I am missing something but as one who subscribes to the Christian faith I do expect the voice of the Church to be heard over the din of chaos that currently characterizes the state of the nation. Our beloved nation is reeling from one end of chaos to another and we as the Church continue to sit pretty. I have been waiting for the me...