In Spirit, But Not In Letter
As to whether America is a Christian nation, one might well ask if any nation is Christian or any church or individual. In actuality, no. In aspiration, perhaps.
Religion & Leadership Archives
December 18, 2006 4:10 PM
Comments (21)January 24, 2007 9:09 AM
Sincerity is Key
I believe that anyone has a right to express his or her personal religious views at anytime, most appropriately when the expression is not obviously aimed at garnering votes.
February 9, 2007 10:22 AM
Covenant-Breakers Imperil Creation
In the second Genesis account of creation (Genesis 2), the Creator settled His creatures in a setting which the Creator called “good” and “very good.” In that setting, represented as a “garden,” the tenants were to “dress it and keep it.”
March 29, 2007 7:29 AM
The Mass Media and Religion
The American Mass Communications Networks honors religion in the same manner which prompted Jesus to say “. . . this people honoreth Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.” (Mark 7:6). The prophet Isaiah much earlier reported that this same word was the indictment made by God (Isaiah 29:13).
June 20, 2007 7:15 AM
Our Moral Imperative in Iraq
We broke it, so we have a moral obligation to help put Iraq together again. In the rebuilding of Iraq we need to take the role of partners rather than masters.
March 6, 2008 6:52 AM
He'd Be a Crucified Demopublican
If the historical Jesus were running for our United States presidency, He would be a Demopublican, combining what is affirmative in both parties, rejecting shrillness, anger, posturing, and denouncing the corruption made inevitable by the necessary scrounging for money, much to the anger, I am sure, of television and newspaper profit makers, to say nothing of political hangers-on, and talking heads prostituting their voices for profit. In the case of abortion or the death penalty or war, He would place the work of every individual soul before God above all considerations. I think He would also be assassinated, lynched, or if you prefer, crucified as before.
March 25, 2008 10:54 AM
An Open Plea for Freedom of Worship
Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s preaching and what should be Senator Obama’s response as a parishioner engages our American media understandably.
The matter really comes down to several considerations. A pastor preaching and pastoring is not called on to be a mirror in which the congregation can identify themselves. He or she is called on to be a kind of clear window through which congregants are called to see the vision of what they ought to be and do individually and collectively.
