mcmama's commentsComments On: Everything Articles Blogs Journals Photos created by: Everyonemcmama Is the Republican Party the Only Choice for Christians?01 Nov 2008 04:51 PM mimisgrandma, thanks for sharing. I didn't make that choice, and neither did you. Someone else in our family did. Faith brings us through it, but sometimes we can be alienated from our churches if we do not make the choices in the continuing family relationships that please the pastor (liberal or conservative) instead of the Lord. You and your brother have made an important step in realizing that your dad's choice had nothing to do with you kids. I just wish our churches were paying more attention to us, and not so much to the politics. It would be great if families could heal without having to struggle so much with this. Neither candidate is evil. They just follow very different paths. We'll see on Wednesday what path America has chosen. Thanks again for sharing. Is the Republican Party the Only Choice for Christians?01 Nov 2008 04:29 PM I'm checking back here on Wednesday to see who thinks we are heading for hell. Since I'm the ex wife of a gay man, I've been there and back, but few of my fellow Christians want to hear the story. They'd rather tell me what God wants for gay people, which really has very little to do with me and my family. Actually, the USA is in good shape with either candidate, there are so many strengths for them both. Neither man is evil, and neither is messianic. Will be interesting to see what new directions we are challenged with - new direction will come with either one of them. Is the Republican Party the Only Choice for Christians?01 Nov 2008 09:33 AM I think we really limit our understanding of the eternal power of God when we assign his endorsement or disapproval to a candidate for office. Is the Republican Party the Only Choice for Christians?01 Nov 2008 05:00 AM Very true about wwjd when it comes to voting. I left a liberal church because I got tired of hearing about how God agrees with us and Jesus would do it our way and only our way and anyone who disagreed was stupid. A lot of the stuff that is said about Obama is just as ridiculous as the stuff that was said about JFK in 1960. Apparently he was going to turn the country over to the Vatican. He didn't. There hasn't been a Catholic in office since, but it doesn't matter, no one is worried about a Catholic being in office. I think the same is true for Obama. If he wins, the next election will not be about race or ethnicity, no matter who runs. Is the Republican Party the Only Choice for Christians?31 Oct 2008 09:23 PM My oldest son is one of those liberal Christians. He gets a bit weary of non Christians generalizing us all as evangelical and right wing. He got a taste of the anti Christian bias in this culture in his first year in college, and it was really a challenge. No one wanted to really share or learn. Just blame Christians for everything. After all, we're all minions of George Bush. A lot of left wing arguments have to do with the values of a secular society. That's the stereotype - left is reason, argument, logic, idealism - no spirituality - and right is all about God and family and guns. That's the way the spin doctors twirl us around. And this election is changing that. The old images no longer apply, so let's reinvent the candidates in smear campaigns, and distort the image. We are really talking about race and religion this time. Really. And it is about time. Not just some soundbite, not just some platitude. Really talking. Really sharing our thoughts, our perceptions, our fears. And the spin doctors can't cure it. Thanks for bringing this up, Pattie Teens Banned from Trick-or-Treating31 Oct 2008 06:12 AM I understand the concern - and a curfew is a good idea - but banning teens is stupid. What if the parent is working a shift and depends on a teenage neighbor or sibling to take the little one trick or treating? Must be a perfect world there. Talk Show Hosts say Magic Johnson "Faked" AIDS12 Oct 2008 07:04 PM Shows how ignorant some people are about the nature of HIV and AIDS. Clay's Gay25 Sep 2008 10:25 AM Not surprised. But glad he did so, because there are those folks who think if someone has a kid, they can't be gay. He did this honestly and for the right reasons. How Not to Tick Off David Letterman25 Sep 2008 10:22 AM This would be funny if it weren't so sad. I so want to vote for McCain, but he seems to be surrounding himself with poor advisors. And a president is only as good as the people he chooses for the administration team. |
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