United Methodists run on both sides of presidential race The church’s role in the election points to a shift in American politics, as a denomination that is seen as more progressive than the evangelical right assumes a key spot in Washington, says Mike McCurry, a Kerry campaign senior adviser and former press secretary in the Clinton administration. McCurry also served Continue Reading
As the Islamists* have hijcaked Islam (of the world’s billion Muslims, it seems that a million or less are either engaged in planning and/or supporting violent jihad….which is a lot, but still less than 1 tenth of 1 percent of Muslims). At the same time, it seems that a much larger cross-section of Christians are approving of returning violence for Continue Reading
Got 10 of these that I had ordered last week. One’s out on the mailbox. I want to see about getting one blown up to make a good sign.
The sojomail from today has Jim Wallis’ response to the ad saying Democrats will “ban the Bible”. ( I see Eric has already posted on it) When I read about the new RNC mailing, my first response was to ask how conservative Republicans can accuse the “liberals” of wanting to ban the Bible when they ignore it altogether on the Continue Reading
Some highlights from an interview with Tony Campolo on beliefnet, after the publication of his book Speaking My Mind ‘Evangelical Christianity Has Been Hijacked’: An Interview with Tony Campolo–politics faith Democracts gay rights women Falwell — Beliefnet.com Christians need to be considering other issues beside abortion and homosexuality. These are important issues, but isn’t poverty an issue? When you pass Continue Reading
On the contrary, God certainly would, and the choice is pretty clear for what I would call “The Right Christioans”, the ones who seek to be faithful to THE Bible and not the gutted, edited, compromised, narrow version of it espoused by the Religious Right. That “other Dale” over on The Village Voice (formerly called “The Right Christians”) states it Continue Reading
I was just debating this with a Bush supporter today, one who often describes Bush as “God’s man for the job of President”. Openly Religious, to a Point (washingtonpost.com) George W. Bush is among the most openly religious presidents in U.S. history. A daily Bible reader, he often talks about how Jesus changed his heart. He has spoken, publicly and Continue Reading
Tread lightly: Interesting links: September 2004 Archive The last paragraph conveys keen theological insight. The way forward must transcend the fundamentalist impulse enacted by terrorists, not replicate it under a different religious label.
This post from a sojo subscriber of 20 years has me shaking my head in disbelief. How can someone actually read this magazine for 20 years (I’m assuming that he liked what he read), and then fail to see that Sojourners would be doing this to any party platform which so blatantly transgresses basic trust, integrity of leadership, and claims Continue Reading
I hope so, but I fear not. Maybe the CNN moderator will intervene. I don’t have CNN, but look forward to the transcript. Jim Walis and Jerry Falwell on CNN tonight | The Village Gate Rev. Jim Wallis and Rev. Jerry Falwell will appear “live” tonight on CNN’s popular television program “Anderson Cooper 360.” The hour-long program airs at 7 Continue Reading
Political parties don’t have monopoly on God, ad proclaimsPolitical parties don’t have monopoly on G Political parties don’t have monopoly on God, ad proclaims Aug. 31, 2004 A UMNS Report By Steve Smith* Several prominent United Methodists are among 40 Christian leaders contending in a full-page ad in the New York Times that the Religious Right doesn’t have a monopoly Continue Reading
JUst gotta point to one more pointed set of questions from Jim Wallis at Sojourners: Take Back the Faith, Sojourners Magazine/September 2004 The loss of religion’s prophetic vocation is terribly dangerous for any society. Who will uphold the dignity of economic and political outcasts? Who will question the self-righteousness of nations and their leaders? Who will question the recourse to Continue Reading
I have long sought to integrate a healthy theology of environment into my faith. I am drwan to the natural spectacles and wonderments of our created order. As with many things long cherished that are now under assault by the Bush administration, the environment is something we shoul be emphasizing all the more, even as a form of protest; as Continue Reading
Tony Campolo said “What good does it do to say you believe the Bible if you don’t do what it says?” Never has this been more important for us to realize today; more important for the people in the Churches to wake up and realize: The Bible PLAINLY orders us to be concerned with “the least of these”. The Bush Continue Reading
Ron Sider had a few comments in the previous post……I would privately or in Church folks company, use the phrase “Biblical Evangelicals”, as a way of confronting the hihacking of the concept of Biblical by narrow, culturally captive Christians who flock to the candidate who mouths the “litmus test words” and that “he is a man of prayer” and declares Continue Reading