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Assemblies of God on the Doctrine of Creation and Politics

Although the Assemblies of God is commonly associated with evangelical fundamentalism, it is actually a denomination that is coming-of-age. Just look at the revised version of its position on the doctrine of creation:

http://ag.org/top/Beliefs/Position_Papers/pp_downloads/PP_The_Doctrine_of_Creation.pdf

Unlike its former position on the issue, it does not reject (at least explicitly) the theory of evolution.

In addition, as a denomination, it does not associate itself with any political party, considering that, as an organization, it is apolitical and, for the sake of unity, it considers the attempt to associate the church with any political party as deeply divisive.

http://ag.org/top/Beliefs/topics/contempissues_09_government.cfm

http://ag.org/top/Beliefs/topics/contempissues_10_politics.cfm

About a year ago, I was accused of being a wolf in sheep's clothing by an Assemblies of God pastor for supporting the same positions.

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