Being a pawn is not my specialty and I have no choice but to refuse the blind loyalty of the democratic party just to have kind words said to me and no action done to fulfill the promises.
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Reformed Political Engagement
So back to the original question, can those in the Reformed Tradition bring anything to the table among interfaith discussions and even among the non-believer regarding political engagement towards virtue? Absolutely.
Guilty Before God of Negligence
We may farther learn from this passage, that although magistrates may not be solicited for succor, they are accounted guilty before God of negligence, if they do not, of their own accord, succor those who stand in need of their interference.
Pandering to Racism
As a minority, I hate racism for obvious reasons. But shifting the focus of a political loss to backlash of progress for people of color is foul and divisive.
Our Best Course of Action
Do not despise the little things and remember that there is no quick fix — only long obedience in the same direction
Arguments Against Prop 1
Prop 1 will cost taxpayers money and not achieve at all its intended goals. It's a dream designed by urban developers that envision an Austin that doesn't exist in reality.
A Few Brief Thoughts on Locker Room Talk
We should be saying, "yes, you are correct. Let us show you why you believe this way." Instead, we are mocking and being critical of perhaps the last workings of common grace in our culture. This should not be so.
Voting Your Conscience
Decades of voting against someone have gotten us into this mess. Vote your conscience, even if that means not voting for the candidate with an L next to his name.
What if the Lesser Evil Actually Did Good?
What is the Presidency? And what powers should it preside over?
How Not To Argue for a Vote
But far too often, I encounter the usage of this Scripture for a soap box platform. The church deserves better.
Personhood & Abortion
In the end, it should not matter whether the fetus is human life or not. Humans are to view the world through the understanding that they are in dynamic relationship to everything around them.
Be Careful Who You Crucify
In many
When Politics Becomes An Idol
Attempting to fit our understanding of the Bible into our narrow political landscape leads us to electing "compassionate conservatives" or to voting for "hope and change" that never materializes. And yes, there are plenty of people even today that will tell you Jesus himself would have voted for Bush, Obama, or any number of other politicians.
Whether We Like it Or Not
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Against Prisons
Think about it. If someone breaks into your house, steals your television, and then is caught, would you not rather the person repay you for the television than you pay for the person’s incarceration via taxation?
Real Anarchy
The difference between an anarchist and their opponent in this situation is not that an anarchist wants chaos and their opponent
Liberalism: Defined By Its Starting Point
Liberty and equality for the sake of liberty and equality cannot sustain itself. Liberty and equality must be for something, it must be toward something.
Why I Defended Myself in Court and You Should Too
If we truly are the land of the free and the home of the brave maybe it's time we actually started being brave.
In Defense of Utopia
If our vision of the good life is shaped after God’s vision for the world then we will be shaped into the kinds of people that can righteously inhabit that kingdom.
Compartmentalization
We like to pretend that Jesus was some sort of spiritual guru who cared not for the cultural or political aspects of his day. But the reality was quite different. Everything Jesus said, even the things we deem to be merely devotion, was overlaid with intense cultural and political integration. This is why the religious, cultural and political leaders of His day were so threatened.