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 cared so passionately. And we can do no less today. The Church does not just have the right to speak about it; it has the duty to do so.

Colson cites early Church teachings denouncing abortion, but I think he misses the issue at hand as illustrated by Boyd: Should pastors, congregations and denominations focus on political activism, or should they focus on equipping the saints and then leave political activism to individual believers as they express their faith?