Tuesday, January 15, 2008

What We Really Want | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction

The following is an excerpt from a Christianity Today article mass emailed this morning. Its straight forward and even a little thought provoking addressing how we as Evangelicals approach politics and how different political groups approach us.

While evangelicals favor different policy proposals and solutions, we are remarkably united on the issues the next President and Congress should address. In 2004, the National Association of Evangelicals approved a landmark document, "For the Health of the Nation: An Evangelical Call to Civic Responsibility." In a presidential election year, it is worth recalling that statement's seven core commitments: freedom of religion and conscience; protection for families and children; protection of all human life; compassion and justice for poor people; global human rights; the pursuit of peace and restraint of violence; and biblically based creation care.

While the secular media handicaps the election as a horse race, asking whether Obama is black enough or Clinton is warm enough, we should press the candidates to answer questions such as these: What is your plan for Iraq? For the Middle East? What would you do to stop the genocide in Darfur? How would you expand religious freedom worldwide? What would you do to reduce abortion and to protect innocent life in general? How would you secure our borders against terrorists, reform our immigration laws, and permit more refugees to resettle here? How would you promote equal economic opportunity for all while protecting the environment?

read the rest of the article here: What We Really Want | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction

2 comments:

mike macon said...

Mondok for President.

No, you don't get a veto on the issue.

Bryonm said...

That's a first.