Hi friends and family!
The upcoming election has been weighing heavily on my mind because of my deep desire for change for this country. I hate where we are at and I hate what we have become over the Bush years. After reading this disgusting article in the Gazette yesterday titled: "A Democrat's guide to Colorado Springs" I felt ashamed of this city that I live in.
http://www.gazette.com/articles/county_39694___article.html/springs_colorado.html
I felt ashamed that so many claim to be a Christian here yet I seldom see any traces of Christ in their words or behavior. This article is representative of the majority view here, but that is so sad to me. It has been so hard to watch the direction that this city and our country have taken over these last few years and I feel that we simply cannot continue down this path of selfish, shortsighted consumerism and expect to be relevant in the world around us in a way that would reflect Christ.
As you debate and decide who to vote for, I want to challenge you not to just vote republican because it is "the good Christian thing to do" but to actually think about your vote and what it means for our country.
Here is an article that Chris found about Barack Obama, who is also a Christian. Please give it a read and consider that he might just be the change this country needs.
http://www.barackobama.com/2006/06/28/call_to_renewal_keynote_address.php.
In the face of a city that champions conservatism above anything else, including behaving in a Christ-like way, I will be voting for Barack Obama and hoping for Christ-like radical and liberal change - because, after-all, Jesus was a radical and a liberal! Amen!
That's all, thanks for reading my thoughts!
2 comments:
How was Jesus liberal? He wasn't.
The word 'liberal' means: someone who advocates for great freedom. This is exactly what Jesus came to do. People were caught in the 'yoke of slavery' to the law at the time that Jesus came. They were so busy following the 'rules'of religion that thy missed the whole point. They thought that they could get to God through pious living and were ignoring the call to love others. Jesus stood in their face and said they were wrong. You better believe they thought he was liberal for doing/saying so. He came to bring freedom, they were trying to burden people with the lack of it. I cannot vote for a political leader today that will attempt to bring back the legalism and religious 'rules' that Jesus came to abolish. That is why I choose Barak Obama.
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