There are many Christian voices calling for a much deeper involvement of the Christian community in social issues. These folks are calling for us to recognize poverty, economic disparity, and capitalistic values as something to be fully addressed. They argue that we tend to ignore or spiritualize these very real problems of our communties, freeing ourselves of the burden of responsibility.
Interestingly, this focus in thinking leads to seeing economic policies, budget cuts, tax law changes, etc., as having dire moral and spiritual implications. Often they are at odds with Republicans (due to economic issues) and unable to get too cozy with Democrats (due to moral issues).
So, I ask you: How do you feel about a deeper involvement with the social problems of our community? And/or, what do you think about this muddying of the political waters?
For a thought provoking political piece-- Contratimes
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Where do you stand?
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I definitely think we need to seriously upscale our involvement in the community. The problem is that the community's problems far exceed our resources (if you think in terms of poverty). So, we have to prioritize our efforts. It's a complicated situation, but, I hope many of us will take on the challenge.
Note: There are already some wonderful activities taking place in our congregation. I hope we can recognize some of these bright spots and seek to expand them.
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