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Category Archives: Church & Politics
The Political Church: The Church and Power
There’s been considerable discussion lately in our churches and among Christians over whether the United States is or should be a “Christian nation.” Much of the discussion centers on what the framers of the Constitution meant by certain words in … Continue reading
Posted in Church & Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Christian nation, church and state, political church
30 Comments
The Political Church: Should the Church or the Government Do Welfare?
It’s become popular to argue that the church should handle the welfare needs of the poor and the healthcare needs of the uninsured — rather than the government. I thought I’d check how realistic this might be. According to USGovernmentSpending.com, … Continue reading
Posted in Church & Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged All, church and state, political church, welfare
42 Comments
The Political Church: A Thought Question Regarding the Political Divide
Class, I’ve been thinking about something that popped into my head after today’s class while on the way to lunch. In the US, there are basically two political worldviews. One view says that the government should stay out of personal … Continue reading
Posted in Church & Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged All, church and state, Glen Beck, homosexuality, political church, social justice
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The Political Church: The Seditious Gospel
[This morning’s lesson (3/7/10) had nothing to do with the notes I’d brought at all. Sometimes that happens.] We live in a highly politicized world. The US is a democracy, and so has always been political, but it’s truer now … Continue reading
Posted in Church & Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Christian nation, church and state, political church, politics
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Church and State: A Lesson from a Muslim
I came across a powerful article in the Out of Ur blog, part of the Christianity Today website, about how a Muslim professor was teaching Christian pastors about (now get this) Christianity. Here’s the key excerpt — When we arrived … Continue reading
The Fine Line: Re-envisioning the Gap Between Christ and Culture
Kary Oberbrunner’s The Fine Line: Re-envisioning the Gap between Christ and Culture wrestles with the line between Christianity and culture. The author explains, The first camp separates itself from people, society, and culture in order to stay “unstained.” They turn … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Christ and culture, Kary Oberbrunner, The Fine Line
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The Political Church: The Democratic Party Does Theology, Part 3
After the Patristic period, as the church increasingly became the Catholic Church, attitudes toward abortion shifted. The church saw life as beginning at quickening (when the mother could feel the baby move). This derived from the combining of Grecian thought … Continue reading
The Political Church: The Democratic Party Does Theology, Part 2
Here are the Patristics on abortion. You can see that the very earliest documents routinely and repeatedly prohibit abortion. In fact, one of the truly distinctive doctrines of the early church was its opposition to abortion and infanticide, both of … Continue reading
The Political Church: The Democratic Party Does Theology, Part 1
I’m not interested in using this blog to diss the Democrats. I mean, both parties are pretty awful in my book. I vote, but I do so holding my nose. But the church is, by its very nature, political, as … Continue reading
Illegal Aliens
A very thoughtful post from Patrick Mead on illegal immigration. It’s particularly impressive how he develops a Christian viewpoint separate from the political positions being argued. A few of my own thoughts are here– Sodom, Gomorrah & Illegal Aliens, Part … Continue reading
