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		<title>When the State Becomes God, Then What?</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg</em></p>
<p>What happens when the state becomes God?</p>
<p><strong>Dr. Erwin Lutzer</strong>, pastor emeritus of the Moody Church in Chicago, answers this exact question in today&#8217;s episode of Illinois Family Spotlight.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;It is the role of the pastor to speak about the controlling realities of the culture.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>If you are interested in reading more about this topic, consider <a href="https://www.christianbook.com/church-babylon-heeding-call-light-darkness/erwin-lutzer/9780802413086/pd/413086?en=google&#38;event=SHOP&#38;kw=christian-living-0-20%7C413086&#38;p=1179710&#38;utm_source=google&#38;p=1237749&#38;dv=c&#38;cb_src=google&#38;cb_typ=shopping&#38;cb_cmp=21328467087&#38;cb_adg=167503012527&#38;cb_kyw=&#38;utm_medium=shopping&#38;gad_source=1&#38;gad_campaignid=21328467087&#38;gbraid=0AAAAAD_dTHZeghpPwQE-y5gO8K-87Nr4G&#38;gclid=Cj0KCQiA1czLBhDhARIsAIEc7ugHf2IcVXx5jl4ZNB_wbyp731JGReCaDPY7FeDc3o6NvreUf-8_5jkaAgS8EALw_wcB" target="_blank" rel="noopener">purchasing</a> Dr. Lutzer&#8217;s book, <em>The Church in Babylon</em>.</p>
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