The Election

We are about to elect a president who advocates Marxist policies. In California a ballot needs to be voted on to clarify that marriage is between one man and one woman. Our academies (including many divinity schools) laugh at those who believe in a God who sent his only son into the world to take on flesh, to die and to rise from the dead on the third day. So what has the church been doing?

Fighting with itself.

Fighting over whether one can drink beer or smoke tobacco. Fighting over singing old timey hymns or having a rockin’ band. Fighting about miniscule sub-doctrines inferred from confessional documents. Man, we love punching ourselves in the face.

We have been foolishly and tragically disengaged from our own culture. We have no prophetic voice to speak with since we have yelled ourselves hoarse at one another.

Comments

[RevK]

On that note, thank you for referring some local college students to our fellowship.

Is this a call to more ecumenism?

[Garrett]

They showed up, that's fantastic. Yes, more ecumenism is good.

[*daniel]

We have been foolishly and tragically cheer-leading for one economic system over another. We have been foolishly and tragically trying to game to political system to enforce morality on a populace that largely doesn't agree with us. We have been attending rallies and canvassing for a political party while our voice in critiquing *every* party and ideology has been silenced.

We have been doing a lot of stupid things in the West; arguing with each other is merely the tip of the iceberg.

[Garrett]

Daniel,

Some of your points are well taken but critiquing all parties doesn't mean you never come to a conclusion. I'm voting on the basis of 3 issues:

1. I love life and want to see our culture of death ended.
2. I advocate real-politik. We can't cut and run in the WOT.
3. Free markets have been proven to be the fairest and most efficient system...yet.

That's why I'm voting Republican on Tuesday.

BTW the fact the majority of a populace doesn't agree with a moral position is not good grounds not enforce something, right?

[Bobber]

There are still a few modern prophets in unlikely places. I think the guy being interviewed here is an example:
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/08152008/watch.html

I'm voting for Chuck Baldwin who is the candidate of the Constitution Party and who was endorsed by Ron Paul. I'm through going with the lesser of two evils. From now on I vote conscience. Until a large group of people start doing this, we are doomed.

[Bobber]

There are still some modern prophets to be found in unlikely places. Here's an example of one being interviewed:
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/08152008/watch.html

I'm voting for an independent because I'm through voting for the lesser of two evils.