Here’s a no-brainer: religion and politics simply don’t mix. I’ve heard that my whole life from people close to me whom I know and trust, from others in authority, and even from late-night comedians. It’s in the religious, social and cultural air we breathe. So much so that we often hear it expressed as a …
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A JESUS VOTER GUIDE
Does Jesus really care about what happens in the U.S. elections? Do his person and work offer much help to his followers who will or will not vote later this year? What does Jesus know and what might Jesus contribute to this sharpening and exhausting environment of debates, ad campaigns, and mudslinging contests? One group …
WOULD JESUS VOTE–FURTHER THOUGHTS?
While I am hesitant to insist that Jesus would vote, I am quite eager to encourage all earnest followers of Jesus in the U.S. to do just that, to vote. They should vote, as I contended in the last post, in ways compatible with the main message of Jesus and the means Jesus uses in …
WOULD JESUS VOTE?
Would Jesus vote? For whom would Jesus vote this year? Assuming Jesus could vote how would he cast his ballot? Would he choose a party, the best one available in his mind and let its platform determine electoral choices? Would he choose the best candidate(s) whose views and way of life most clearly reflect his …
WORSE AND BETTER!
At the end of 2011 we learned that things are worse than we thought. We thought that the economy would turn around but the evidence seems doubtful. Certainly in some respects things are better, but mostly for those who had the least to lose and who were the least worried. For the many others unemployment …