Mike James last night posted about Tony Campolo, after reading an article in The Oregonian Mike’s response : Wow, I didn’t realize Tony Campolo was so sane. Cool! I think Campolo just may well be one who kept me focused on some of those Omissions of the Church of our day; of its propensity to “uphold the status quo” and Continue Reading
Mike James writes today: I also think it likely that concerning Christians who have supported this regime it will also “take a generation for them to recover their integrity.” Based on my day-to-day interactions with nominal- and non-Christians, I remain convinced that the Religious Right has poisoned the well for Adonai in this generation. Now I also think that if Continue Reading
I found this Flash presentation today…..MLK talking about War, and a slide presentation running with some contemporary prohetic linkages, which makes this presentation a good example of “speaking truth to power”. See it here
I got a comment from a fellow blogger with whom I have corresponded several times on various Church/theology/technology issues, responding to my post about “Pro-life” issues a few days ago (on the 11th). Ken Walker asks a set of questions which prompted a long-winded reply, but one which yielded what seems like fodder for a “headliner” blog entry, and thus Continue Reading
I just read yet another article by Al Mohler on abortion, and I always notice the glaring omission of how war is no different…..mainly because the “pro-lifers” do not even make the connection. They rail against the immorality of abortion (and I agree on most points…I don’t accept abortion as morally feasible in a great majority of cases) , but Continue Reading
Diane Sawyer has an article, The “Dean Scream” — The Version of Reality You Didn’t See.. or Hear on TV I have copied the article to the “Read More” section below. It is absolutely chilling how much damage the networks can do. I especially like the one CNN exec who said ” “We’ve all been wrestling with this. If we Continue Reading
the “secrret document” I mentioned earlier, via The Ashville Global Report ‘Pax Americana’ A secret document, uncovered by the British Sunday Herald, calling for a “global Pax Americana” presents motivations radically different for US involvement in Iraq, and around the world, than the Bush administration’s oft stated concern for human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. The document, which Continue Reading
Interesting how Bush gives his defense to STILL NO WMDs. He keeps coming back to the “Saddam is BAD” defense. Well, we all know that. He then uses the pre-emptive strike defense, which will not fly with most people except the most hard-core military. He completely refuses to answer how the JUSTIFICATIONS he gave are totally bankrupt. He lied. They Continue Reading
In my dotText blog, I concur wholeheartedly with Jim Wallis’ observations about how the Dems are blowing it with their religious “squeemishness”.
In his post at Tread Lightly , Mike James writes this: God has never appointed us policemen of this world. What he appoints us to be are its stewards and its servants. If Jesus is right, our present tack of meeting violence with violence will never work. If Jesus is right, meeting people’s needs from out of our abundance will. Continue Reading
Sojourners points to an article in the St. Petersburg Times about the use of faith talk in political campaigns