Jack and I have really gotten into this up coming presidential election. We aren't really thrilled about our choices thus far, but it got me thinking about the proverbial "issues" and what is important to me and what should be important to me as a Christian (i.e. what does the Lord say?) I am and have been a single issue voter (pro-life) and I think that this is probably the most urgent and important crisis facing our nation today, but I have recently started thinking about what else is of priority when making voting decisions.Jack and I recently had a conversation with some friends of ours with very different worldviews and political leanings. I found it hard to express my stand on things because I guess I could be labeled an "evangelical Christian," a term that is widely used but poorly understood by the rest of the world. I hate being labeled, in the first place, as anything other than a disciple of Jesus- "Christian" is fine with me. It encompasses evangelism inherently. Doesn't it?
The pro-life cause and other traditionally "conservative" causes are very important to me, but so is taking care of our environment. Not that I'm some champion of environmental causes, but I would like to do something and I am concerned about taking care of God's creation. I stumbled across a really interesting commentary on this struggle for those of us who step out of the "evangelical" box on this issue.
So I don't know who we'll even have the opportunity to vote for, but I guess it's good that at least we're thinking...
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Yeah, I can understand why Christians would have conservative fews on many of the political issues that they do. However, I've been baffled by why many of them see those conservative views as prohibiting them from being environmentally or socially minded, as when Dobson lambasted new National Association of Evangelicals head Richard Cizik for advocating social issues and climate concern. He claims these are distractions from "more important issues, like abortion and homosexuality." I don't understand why these issues have to be mutually exclusive. Can't you espouse your sexual issues as well as being concerned for the poor and the earth? I think Jesus would be all for taking care of this world with which he has entrusted us. So, props to Candace for not being bound by her "label."
Also, Ron Paul for President '08!
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