Bertrand Russell once said, "It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly." Since Russell was an atheist, I’m very careful how and when to express agreement with his philosophy of life. But this is one area where I’m tempted to say the same thing when it comes to people’s possession of religion and politics (and I know I’m not supposed to use those two words in the same sentence from the pulpit, but its done now and I can’t take it back). We have to be careful what we say and how we say it in this politically correct society of ours. I once told one of my professors at seminary that before long, the pastor’s salary would NOT be the major item on the church’s annual budget, because every church would soon have to a full-time la…