Politics and Christendom

A while back CNN did a 3 part series on 3 religions of the word; Christianity, Islam, Judaism. The whole thing was based on more or less the history of these three religions from the past century. Yadda Yadda Yadda, basically painting a good picture of where we are now - and what's happened the last few years to get us here. I recommend the whole thing - it's awesome - search your TV guide for a show called "God Warriors." You'll love it.

The episode on Christianity didn't really teach me anything I didn't already know. But it did enlighten me to the way the media, our non-believing American neighbors, and the rest of the world views us as Christians. Seems to me that we American Christians are only concerned with 2 things: abortion and homosexuality.

This is a travesty. 

Now I'm not saying Christians should not have their own convictions about abortion and homosexuality, but these subjects are hardly what we should be known for. 

I present a new list of subjects we as Christians should get fired up about - and be know for. 

1. Injustice - There are still slaves on this planet. Some of these slaves are sex-slaves. http://www.ijm.org

2. Poverty - Over a billion people in the world live on less than a dollar a day. There are over 2000 references  of widows and orphans in the Bible. http://www.compassion.com

3. The environment - This is not a global warming thing. This is not an Al Gore thing. This is not a political thing. This is about being good stewards of what God has given us. Go read Genesis. http://www.asa3.org/ 

4. Abortion - This one's is actually a big deal. It's murder of the innocent. 

5. The Gospel - If you truly believe what the Bible says, then you truly believe that the only thing that's going to fix anything, ANYTHING, is Jesus.

I'll leave you with two of my favorite quotes about this upcoming election.

1. Vote your conscience, not your wallet. 

2. Politics suck. No body will say anything about anything, cause they are all afraid of everything.