Hanging by a Thread
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He argues that there shouId not be a separation between the church and politics or faith and politics or, for that matter, anything and politics:
Which church? Your church? Look at this site. There are several denominations here arguing that their way is the one and only way. Christians can’t even agree amongst themselves. You want to add that to the political mix?
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Is there anybody who doesn’t think that it’s a scandal that there are so many homeless people on our streets? But we’ve learned to live with it. We’ve learned to accommodate things that we know are wrong, which it would be possible to do something about… If we think it’s right that everyone should have health as a matter of right, regardless of ability to pay, shouldn’t it be the same for housing and possibly for a basic wage?”
If everyone is so concerned about the scandal that is the homeless, let the church, within itself, mandate that each member love his neighbor by welcoming at least one homeless person into their own home and help that person get back on his feet. Boom! Problem solved. Let’s see how well that plan is received by the concerned congregation.
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"Loving your neighbour is a profoundly political statement...
Loving your neighbor is a profoundly Christian statement. Christians have the power to make changes by doing this on their own. Asking politics to do this for them only shows that Christians are willing to go only so far (which is mostly throwing a few dollars at it) when it comes to loving neighbors.
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Do do you think that as a church we need to make Christianity more relevant to people's lives by giving a vision of hope through speaking out more on these issues and centring on loving your neighbour?
Talking about it is ok I suppose. But it’s meaningless when compared to action (action speaks louder than words). I didn’t search for a passage in the Bible to support this, but I’m pretty sure something to this effect could be found. Probably something involving a pharacee, saducee, or one of those guys. They always seem to be on the short end of this kind of sentiment.
He argues that there shouId not be a separation between the church and politics or faith and politics or, for that matter, anything and politics:
Which church? Your church? Look at this site. There are several denominations here arguing that their way is the one and only way. Christians can’t even agree amongst themselves. You want to add that to the political mix?
Hmm said:
Is there anybody who doesn’t think that it’s a scandal that there are so many homeless people on our streets? But we’ve learned to live with it. We’ve learned to accommodate things that we know are wrong, which it would be possible to do something about… If we think it’s right that everyone should have health as a matter of right, regardless of ability to pay, shouldn’t it be the same for housing and possibly for a basic wage?”
If everyone is so concerned about the scandal that is the homeless, let the church, within itself, mandate that each member love his neighbor by welcoming at least one homeless person into their own home and help that person get back on his feet. Boom! Problem solved. Let’s see how well that plan is received by the concerned congregation.
Hmm said:
"Loving your neighbour is a profoundly political statement...
Loving your neighbor is a profoundly Christian statement. Christians have the power to make changes by doing this on their own. Asking politics to do this for them only shows that Christians are willing to go only so far (which is mostly throwing a few dollars at it) when it comes to loving neighbors.
Hmm said:
Do do you think that as a church we need to make Christianity more relevant to people's lives by giving a vision of hope through speaking out more on these issues and centring on loving your neighbour?
Talking about it is ok I suppose. But it’s meaningless when compared to action (action speaks louder than words). I didn’t search for a passage in the Bible to support this, but I’m pretty sure something to this effect could be found. Probably something involving a pharacee, saducee, or one of those guys. They always seem to be on the short end of this kind of sentiment.
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