tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152414280236923890.post7890311021047441183..comments2023-10-30T10:48:44.999-04:00Comments on Jonathan Merritt - Conversations Create the Change: A New Generation of Religion and PoliticsJonathan Merritthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18317633914257498372noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152414280236923890.post-22126037649799119562008-11-03T22:35:00.000-05:002008-11-03T22:35:00.000-05:00I definately agree that we often take for granted ...I definately agree that we often take for granted hearing our pastors speak to us and no matter how great the teaching is,it should never take the place our of our own study of God's word...that being said, I definately don't think we should ever discount what they say to us or push it aside. God places godly men and women in our lives to go before us and teach us...which wquite valuable to me asAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152414280236923890.post-31712033324102870022008-11-01T10:22:00.000-04:002008-11-01T10:22:00.000-04:00Yes Katie...that is correct. There [is] a huge pu...Yes Katie...that is correct. <I>There [is] a huge push recently to really get into the Bible and see what it really says, not just believe what our parents and grandparents have been telling us</I>.<BR/><BR/>This(for me at least) even includes not only 'public issues' but also why the church celebrates some of the ways we do.<BR/><BR/>There are times when I think even in the Christian/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152414280236923890.post-47744236103550806272008-11-01T00:04:00.000-04:002008-11-01T00:04:00.000-04:00What a great interview... I really appreciate the ...What a great interview... I really appreciate the point you made the very beginning about "good neighboring." I know that I,so often am concerned with certain global initiatives and how I can make this world a better place that I often forget to look right outside my door and offer direct care to those around me. What an awesome responsibility God has given to us.<BR/><BR/>In the end of your Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152414280236923890.post-53073885142189320282008-10-31T12:57:00.000-04:002008-10-31T12:57:00.000-04:00You are a rare breedWith this I can agree... ;)A f...<I>You are a rare breed</I><BR/><BR/>With this I can agree... ;)<BR/><BR/>A friend of mine just recently wrote to me (widely liberal and into discourse and debate)...<BR/><BR/>He said <I>"Usually, in my experience, right wingers tend to be informed via Fox and Rush. That said, the arguments are easy targets for the informed, i.e. those of us who watch both sides. You are turning out to be a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152414280236923890.post-61021398235471761512008-10-31T12:49:00.000-04:002008-10-31T12:49:00.000-04:00Iam4Jesus,I totally agree with your last paragraph...Iam4Jesus,<BR/><BR/>I totally agree with your last paragraph from a public standpoint. The fact of the matter is, Jesus never aligned himself with any of the partisan political factions in his day, and we shouldn't either. <BR/><BR/>But on the flip side, that platform can be realistically disingenuous. In a two party system like ours, no one votes in a 50/50 split. Inevitably, everyone leans (Jonathan Merritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18317633914257498372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152414280236923890.post-47371974826646934532008-10-31T10:22:00.000-04:002008-10-31T10:22:00.000-04:00Good review Jonathan. I would be interested to he...Good review Jonathan. I would be interested to hear what they didn't play in the clip.<BR/><BR/>I agree with your point on abortion. However, in the same light as you point; that to turn a blind eye on the conditions that cause death around the world (such as unclean water etc) is the ultimate hypocrisy; the equally abhorrent flip side is (I believe) to turn a "blind" eye on the killing of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com