July 03, 2004
Theopolitics
Driving down Hicks this morning, I saw a sign on a church for a summer institute, of which one workshop was entitled "Would Jesus have been a Democrat or a Republican?" There is so, so much wrong with this. What's to say he'd be either one? What would it mean to be a Dem or Rep in 30 CE? Especially considering the ideology of both parties has changed considerably over their century-plus lifetimes. Even casting it as "If Jesus weighed in today, what would he be?", I know what I think, but even if this particular church agreed with me, I still think it's inappropriate to use the pulpit to preach politics.
Also, I hate blog spam. I think I'll have to install the MT spamblocker plugin sometime next week.
"I'm pro-abortion for Republicans. Does that count?" --Michael Kimmitt
Posted by blahedo at 1:46pm on 3 Jul 200413:11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.Posted by lee at 7:56pm on 4 Jul 2004
13:12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
