Seeing throngs of people bowing down and worshiping a candidate like they are the 2nd coming of Jesus. If the person you worshiped 4 years ago didn’t bring the world into utopia, this person won’t either. Stop frothing at the mouth about them. How politics makes enemies of friends. Man, do people get angry about […]
Protesting Planned Parenthood: Abortions, Selling Baby Parts for Profit While Getting My Tax Dollars
I attended one of 300 nationwide protests of Planned Parenthood this morning, along with 175 other people in Lansing, MI. I’ve never attended a protest before, but after seeing this invitation and explanation from Pastor John Piper and doing some homework on what Planned Parenthood has been up to, I decided to attend this one. […]
The Scariness of Religious Power in the Hobby Lobby Abortion Case
(This is a parallel post that goes along with: The Scariness of Governmental Power in the Hobby Lobby Abortion Case) The recent Hobby Lobby court ruling surrounding contraception, abortion and mandated health care presents another murky situation where we as a society are trying to determine the boundaries of governmental authority, religious freedom and personal […]
The Idol of Politics
Food can be an idol. A spouse can be an idol. Television can be an idol. Sports can be an idol. Alcohol can be an idol. Politics can be an idol. My purpose in posting yesterday about the way Christians post on Facebook about politics was meant to show how subtly and easily we can […]
Facebook, Christians, and Political Views
To my Christian friends on Facebook…please realize that everything you do is meant to be a light for Jesus. Please realize that you have friends on Facebook who are not Christians (or at least you’d better). Please realize that there are many many many non-Christians out there who are hostile to Christ because they associate […]