NYT Op-Ed: Wayward Christian Soldiers
Charles Marsh, a professor of religion at the University of Virginia, writes in a New York Times Op-Ed piece (free registration required) ...In the past several years, American evangelicals, and I am one of them, have amassed greater political power than at any time in our history. But at what cost to our witness and the integrity of our message? ...And he ends with ...
... What will it take for evangelicals in the United States to recognize our mistaken loyalty? We have increasingly isolated ourselves from the shared faith of the global Church, and there is no denying that our Faustian bargain for access and power has undermined the credibility of our moral and evangelistic witness in the world. The Hebrew prophets might call us to repentance, but repentance is a tough demand for a people utterly convinced of their righteousness.
posted by Paul Wilczynski @ 1:55 PM
2 Comments:
This man has good sense !
So does this man. . .
The Hebrew prophets definitely would call U*Us to repentance, but repentance is a tough demand for a people utterly convinced of their righteousness. . .
Wayward Unitarian Pulpits. . .
But at what cost to oUUr witness and the integrity of oUUr message?
You gotta love this one Paul. ;-)
It's a "piece de resistance" if I say so myself. . .
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