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Why are most Christians politically right wing?
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<blockquote data-quote="Fantine" data-source="post: 73979049" data-attributes="member: 114159"><p>I am not a sola scriptura Christian. I think we have to look at the Bible in terms of our own time and culture. We share this earth with 7.1 billion people, and we share our responsibilities on earth with 7.1 billion people. In Jesus' time, people were able to help those around them in small community groups. That still takes place. Yesterday we helped my friend's mom evacuate her possessions from an 1840's home that is likely to be flooded by Monday. </p><p></p><p>On the other hand, if a severe climactic crisis hits anywhere in the U.S.--which is more and more likely due to our government's misguided economic policies which give big business free rein, uncaring for the future--government needs to step in. Communities can't do much to help themselves, because they are all in the same lifeboat. Charities can help, but as I've written here dozens of times, we've tried it with charities alone for 6,000 years, with overall disastrous results.</p><p></p><p>There are communities in continuous crisis. How much is your church's food pantry helping people in the inner city 50 miles away, or the little rural towns with 20% unemployment rates?</p><p></p><p>Now let's look at the world. Without a gigantic effort--through governments, the U.N.--how do we solve crises like those in Darfur, or the Sudan, or refugee crises as we see in Syria, or Central America (oops, I forgot! We don't do ANYTHING about those poor people, do we, except listen to the rabble-rouser in chief incite hatred).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fantine, post: 73979049, member: 114159"] I am not a sola scriptura Christian. I think we have to look at the Bible in terms of our own time and culture. We share this earth with 7.1 billion people, and we share our responsibilities on earth with 7.1 billion people. In Jesus' time, people were able to help those around them in small community groups. That still takes place. Yesterday we helped my friend's mom evacuate her possessions from an 1840's home that is likely to be flooded by Monday. On the other hand, if a severe climactic crisis hits anywhere in the U.S.--which is more and more likely due to our government's misguided economic policies which give big business free rein, uncaring for the future--government needs to step in. Communities can't do much to help themselves, because they are all in the same lifeboat. Charities can help, but as I've written here dozens of times, we've tried it with charities alone for 6,000 years, with overall disastrous results. There are communities in continuous crisis. How much is your church's food pantry helping people in the inner city 50 miles away, or the little rural towns with 20% unemployment rates? Now let's look at the world. Without a gigantic effort--through governments, the U.N.--how do we solve crises like those in Darfur, or the Sudan, or refugee crises as we see in Syria, or Central America (oops, I forgot! We don't do ANYTHING about those poor people, do we, except listen to the rabble-rouser in chief incite hatred). [/QUOTE]
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