Tuesday, March 06, 2007
The Political Scene
As the political scene unfolds for the 2008 Presidential election, the candidates, power alignments and pivotal issues fill the news media. Moral and ethical matters move to center stage and once again faith communities enter the picture. However, according to what I am reading there seems to be some shift in this scene. These comments by Jim Wallis seem to reflect a prevalent thought among evangelicals. Personally, I am glad that we have seemingly moved beyond issues of sex (homosexuality, abortion, abstinence) to matters with broader implications. According to Wallis, issues like poverty and economic justice, global climate change, HIV/AIDS, genocide in Darfur and the ethics of the war in Iraq are being highlighted. Maybe this political season will be redeeming for God’s people?
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I read Jim Wallis's comments today. If the "great debate" is ever held, I hope I am able to watch it. Perhaps it could be part of General Conference!
We are so hung up on our favorite social issues that have no simple solution, not even when Scripture is used as a source of "the answer". But maybe that is why we love to focus on those issues.
I believe the Good News, the message of Christ, directs us to love God and love our brothers and sisters. Why do we apparently love to select only our favorite ways to do that?
Maybe humans confuse their conscience with the pounding message of individual survival that screams "love myself first so that I can be around long enough to love another". A conscience should be a still small voice that makes us feel still smaller and not a still big voice that makes us feel still bigger.
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