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As we explained in a previous post, Joshua One is written by two “Evangelical Independents.” I wouldn’t be surprised if blogger Mark Daniels would also be happy to accept that label. I enjoy Daniels’ observations on politics and other topics and recommend his Better Living blog. Daniels, a native Ohioan and founding pastor of Friendship Lutheran [...]
• We are EVANGELICALS: theologically conservative. • We are INDEPENDENTS: not Republicans or Democrats, not members of the “religious right” or “progressive left.” • We are NOT MODERATES: we do have strong beliefs on the issues, and we do not seek the center ground. • We are NOT COMPELLED TO BE ALIGNED with any political group; our goal [...]
Chuck Colson voices strong disagreement with Pastor Greg Boyd’s decision not to lead his church in political activism. Here’s our original post on Boyd: “Pastor Says No…” Here’s Colson’s opinion: “Speak Out or Give In.” Colson writes: Life issues, you see, go to the very heart of the Gospel, which is why the first-century Church [...]
Two interesting articles about churches being involved in politics. The first is a New York Times article about the pastor of a Minneapolis megachurch who preached that he would not lead his church in political activism, because he does not believe politics is the solution. As a result, about 1,000 conservative Christians among his 5,000 [...]
Let me fill you in on two important Christian blogs: SmartChristian.com and RedBlueChristian.com. SmartChristian is one of the most popular blogs in the Christian blogosphere, drawing 3,000 visitors a day. RedBlueChristian is brand new, just launched 11 days ago. Dr. Andrew Jackson Both blogs are hosted by Dr. Andrew Jackson. Jackson, ordained in the Evangelical [...]
There once was a nation governed by the push and shove between two political parties. The members of each party loathed the members of the opposing party, and many people derived their identity as citizens primarily from their shared hatred of the other party’s members. One party was called the Party of the Unborn. To [...]
This post is written in response to Terry Hull’s post: “Coming Out of the Church House to Join the Conversation” (01/19/06). * * * * * * Terry, the effort of people, and it could be anyone, but in this case it happens to be Christians, to mingle with that with which they are unfamiliar [...]
This post was written in response to Rod Heggy’s post: “Christians Not a Cohesive Voting Block” (01/18/06). * * * * * * Rod, I am also an independent, not registered Republican or Democrat. As a younger Christian, I thought that was the proper approach to politics for a committed Christian. As a matter of [...]
This post was written in response to Terry Hull’s post, “They Will Know We Are Christians by Our…Politics?” (01/21/06). * * * * * * Terry, as a committed and avowed independent, registered neither as a Republican or a Democrat, it has always amused me to watch Christians attempt to mingle politics with faith. Most [...]
If you know that a person is an evangelical Christian, what does that tell you about his or her politics? For example, do you know what political party that evangelical is a member of? Do you know how he voted in the last presidential election? Do you know what she thinks about the Iraq war? [...]
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