“The revolution will be drowned in the ballot boxes—which is not surprising, since they were made for that purpose.” —Jean-Paul Sartre
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Why So Many Christians Vote Libertarian
In the past 2 weeks my goal was to break down as simply as possible why many in Christians in general vote for either of the two major parties in elections. But what about third parties? The Libertarian party has grown more popular in recent elections. Why do so many Christians choose to vote for this third party? Christians who are staunchly Republican or Democratic may wonder why anyone would dare vote for a party that has yet to put a President in office.
[Click here for my treatment of Christian Republicans
here for my treatment of Christian Democrats
and here for Christian non-voters]
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33 Judgmental Church Folks Who Are Disappointed in You
33 Judgmental Church Folks Who Are Disappointed in You
Not Judging, just disappointed
1. This Old Lady
This old lady does not want to hear your excuse for why you weren’t at Sunday service this morning.
2. This radio preacher
This radio preacher thinks you should getty up for the rapture while you still got time.
3. This Song Leader
This song leader is a bit perturbed that you are dragging out “Farther Along” a little too slowly.
“My Week at the Full Armor Lectures” by Jeremy Marshall Day 2 (pt.2)
“My Week at the Full Armor Lectures” by Jeremy Marshall
Day 2 part 2:
“After a wholesome and patently uninteresting luch at a nearby Picadilly cafeteria, I arrived back at the Doogood Ave. building about half an hour before Brother Mack Snipes’ lecture, “Hell is ETERNAL,” was slated to begin. I checked the lectureship schedule, and saw that the session was to be held in room 17 of the children’s wing. It turned out to be a classroom for five-and-six-year-olds.”
T.E. Hannah on The Problem with a (Merely) Personal Jesus
T.E. Hannah on The Problem with a Personal Jesus
Should I “accept” Jesus as my “personal savior”? What does this entail, and how does it resonate with the Good News message?
T.E. Hannah’s Analysis, in short:
1. Christians Are Called To Follow, Not Accept
2. Christians Conform To Christ, Not Christ To Christians
3. Christians Are Called To Community, Not Isolation
4. Christians Are Called To Serve, Not Be Served
5. Christians Are Saved For More Than Just Themselves
_Not Worth Fighting For_ Review: Part 5
The last chapter dealt with Hitler.
Chapter 5 deals with a question we might often overlook: “Must Christian Pacifists Reject Police Force?”
One reason it’s overlooked is that, until 200 years ago, military and police weren’t really seen as separate entities in most of the world. They are both government agents authorized to use force, and even violence, if necessary. The distinction remains important because, unlike war, police can truly “be accountable to legislative regulation” that “at least stands some chance of punishing only the guilty while protecting the innocent.”
In this chapter Schlabach first introduces the concept of nonviolent policing, which some people may regard as a joke. How are police effective if they don’t use force? But the same question could be asked of soldiering, perhaps.
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Announcing: A by-chapter review of _A Faith Not Worth Fighting For_
I will take away the chariots from Ephraim
and the warhorses from Jerusalem,
and the battle bow will be broken.
He will command peace to the nations.
-Zecheriah 9:9-10
I’ve been looking forward to reading a certain book for a while, now that I’ve had some friends recommend it to me. The book is called A Faith Not Worth Fighting For, a collection of essays about Christian nonviolence. It is a book that I already know will challenge me, will set the voice of scripture up against some things people sometimes tell me who also read that scripture a lot.
I’d like to thank Carl Jenkins for really getting me interested in the reading, and for giving me bits and pieces of his reading along the way. He did a book review. I’m doing a full chapter-by-chapter throughout the next month or so.
Top 10 Reasons Why this Link is Funny
Top 10 Reasons why This link is funny:
1. It’s true
2. Bible humor is always funny to Christians
3. Sojourners isn’t even a comedy site, but a site dedicated to discussing Christianity and social justice issues.
4. It makes allusions to the text Stuff Christians Like, which is a nod to the website and book Stuff White People Like.
5. Trae Bailey was the first person to like my twitter link to the article, as I predicted he would be. You can read his new blog here, by the way.
6. The author’s first name is “Christian”. Surely that’s a joke too.
7. Below the article are four different links that are also lists, lists of cliches Christians use too often. You should check those out too.
8. The comments are pretty funny.
9. The fact that I created this blog post in response is also pretty funny.
10. I don’t know, but I’m sure I’ll come up with another one later. I had to have ten.
CALEB COY 