and Euripedes The first chapter of the Statute of the Parisian Society of Spiritist Studies provides the following BAN (yes, BAN!): "POLITICAL ISSUES, RELIGIOUS CONTROVERSY, AND SOCIAL ECONOMY ARE PROHIBITED". Therefore, based on fair grounds, it is unacceptable for someone to use the Spiritist tribune to make political-party propaganda. Likewise, it is a depressing situation for a Spiritist to use an electoral platform to implore for votes, using demagogical fallacies and pretending to be "modest," "poor," "humble," "altruist," "tolerant," glorifying his unparalleled "virtues" and colossal works of "charity". We advise these inconsiderate "Spiritists", imploring for votes, to keep a distance from Spiritism and follow another faith thus assuring that the Spiritist movement does not become contaminated by the cheap and petty politics of personal interests. Some defenders of the politicization in Spiritist centers remember Menezes and Euripides Barsanulfo in order to justify their reasoning. The political career of Menezes began in 1861, when he was elected municipal councilor for the Liberal Party. He was re-elected for the period 1864-1868 and was elected Deputy General in 1867. Again, he was elected city council man in 1873. He became Mayor, which currently corresponds to the Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, from July 1878 to January 1881. During this period, Bezerra joined the Abolitionism struggle. However, Bezerra used extreme caution in dealing with the matter. Meanwhile, on August 16, 1886, the audience of two thousand people who crowded the hall of honor of the Old Guard, in Rio de Janeiro, listened, in silent and astonishment, the famous physician and politician announcing his conversion to Spiritism. From then onwards, he did not involve himself in politics. As for Euripides Barsanulfo, he was a respectable political representative of his community, no doubt. He became the secretary of the Brotherhood of St. Vincent de Paul, having actively participated in the foundation of the newspaper "Gazeta Sacramento" and "High School Sacramentano". Soon he found himself raised to the natural position of leadership, for his safe guidance towards the real values of life. Through information passed to him by one of his uncles, he learned about the existence of spiritual phenomena and the works of the Spiritist Codification. In view of these facts, he completely turned his activities to the new doctrine, searching to clarify all his doubts. From that moment, the political party ceased to be an integral part of the desires of the young man born in the State of Minas Gerais. We do not need political representatives Very strong reasons compel us to make an important distinction between Spiritsm and politics. We are "political" since we were born. Yes, we are, so what? Spiritism can never be a vehicle for our particular ambitions. If the world spins around economic, administrative and social policies, there is no way to tolerate militancy within Spiritism. The simplest theory cannot be sustained when we say that by effectively participating in political processes we will improve the world. This is an ideological foolishness. In no way can we mistake our earthly politics of minor interests with the policy of the "Son of