It's about time!

[kellinator]

Finally someone is getting it together to let everyone know that the Religious Right does not speak for all the Christians in America. Check it out:

Sign the Jacksonville Declaration of the Christian Alliance.

I especially love their attempt to extrapolate what Jesus would say, according to the Religious Right:

"You are strong and powerful; your ideals are noble. Make war to spread those ideals."
"The end is near - So it doesn't matter what you do to my Father's creation."
"Heal the sick - Provided they can pay."
"All are welcome at the table - As long as they are the same as we are."
"Follow me - And help me form a government to force others to follow."

Good stuff. I really hope these folks can get off the ground. At any rate, I'm just happy to see them speaking up.

Comments

[xforge.livejournal.com]

Hmm, you have a point, although I would welcome discourse from an educated Christian regarding the nature of the deities I worship (or respect, or however you wanna put it). Questioning one's faith is how we discover its depth and its strength. People who DON'T want to see their God from others' points of view are the ones this letter is talking about, I feel.

[winterbadger]

I would agree that questioning one's faith can often lead to a better understanding of it and a deeper connection (it can also lead to disillusionment and apathy, but that's another issue). But I would think that the people best suited to make that exploration are people who believe in the faith in the first place. Someone might become extremely learned in the history and theology of a religion, but I question who would feel that such a person would be a legitimate figure to tell members of that religion what they ought to believe, how they ought to practice their faith, or how they ought to translate that faith into practical ethics.

JMO, YMMV.