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> [When you use God as a means to procure public office, which almost all public officials do, to enact the things you want to enact, and tag God along for the ride, then you're breaking the third commandment. You're not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tripp-york/when-you-use-god-as-a-means-to-procure-public-office-which-almost-all/)

[Tripp York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tripp-york/)

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## Other authors on Along for the ride

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## More by Tripp York

> [I don't think anyone is committing idolatry by wanting to live in any part of the world where they can enjoy the basic necessities…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tripp-york/i-don-t-think-anyone-is-committing-idolatry-by-wanting-to-live-in-any/)

[Tripp York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tripp-york/)

> [Basically, you know, write the book you want to read, be the band you want to hear, grow the food you want to eat,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tripp-york/basically-you-know-write-the-book-you-want-to-read-be-the-band-you/)

[Tripp York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tripp-york/)

> [The church is the cross that Christ was crucified on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tripp-york/the-church-is-the-cross-that-christ-was-crucified-on/)

[Tripp York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tripp-york/)

> [The bureaucratic nature of both capitalism and our government assures us that there are no checks and balances when it comes to justifying any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tripp-york/the-bureaucratic-nature-of-both-capitalism-and-our-government-assures/)

[Tripp York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tripp-york/)

> [Free your mind from the colonization of thinking within the obtuse parameters of 'right' and 'left', of conservatives and liberals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tripp-york/free-your-mind-from-the-colonization-of-thinking-within-the-obtuse/)

[Tripp York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tripp-york/)

> [When you use God as a means to procure public office, which almost all public officials do, to enact the things you want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tripp-york/when-you-use-god-as-a-means-to-procure-public-office-which-almost-all/)

[Tripp York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tripp-york/)

> [Look for a church that might ask that you become poor. A church that is more concerned with showing love to those in need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tripp-york/look-for-a-church-that-might-ask-that-you-become-poor-a-church-that/)

[Tripp York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tripp-york/)

> [First of all, the majority of us, regardless of what we may say, are capitalists. That is, we practice it, it's what we "do,"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tripp-york/first-of-all-the-majority-of-us-regardless-of-what-we-may-say-are/)

[Tripp York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tripp-york/)

> [Many people who live in the USA feel blessed to live in a free country with many opportunities. For this reason, many try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tripp-york/many-people-who-live-in-the-usa-feel-blessed-to-live-in-a-free/)

[Tripp York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tripp-york/)

> [I am not going to say that people who enter the military are doing anything wrong. As I often jokingly tell my students, "Many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tripp-york/i-am-not-going-to-say-that-people-who-enter-the-military-are-doing/)

[Tripp York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tripp-york/)

> [I hope God does not look like a bunch of wealthy white European dudes who are going to script the justification for the subjugation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tripp-york/i-hope-god-does-not-look-like-a-bunch-of-wealthy-white-european-dudes/)

[Tripp York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tripp-york/)

> [First of all, Jesus clearly tells us not to swear oaths.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tripp-york/first-of-all-jesus-clearly-tells-us-not-to-swear-oaths/)

[Tripp York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tripp-york/)

> [God doesn't want to give Israel a king, because God knows, being the rather observant deity God is, that the Israelites will become like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tripp-york/god-doesn-t-want-to-give-israel-a-king-because-god-knows-being-the/)

[Tripp York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tripp-york/)

> [Grow a garden, give food away, resist the temptation to give into hate, change it up and try peacemaking for once, love your neighbor,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tripp-york/grow-a-garden-give-food-away-resist-the-temptation-to-give-into-hate/)

[Tripp York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tripp-york/)

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