Christians, Let’s Honor the President
Russell D. Moore
We are going to disagree with the President on some (important) things; there will be other areas where we can work with the President. But whether in agreement or disagreement, we can honor. Honor doesn’t mean blanket endorsement.
3 Things the Church Can Learn from Election 2012
Trevin Wax, Kingdom People
There are a number of lessons that evangelicals can learn from failed strategies in the political arena.
Barack Obama, the Victorious Culture Warrior
Matthew Schmitz, First Things
Barack Obama ran and won a vigorous social issues campaign. He is now the first man elected president to have endorsed same-sex unions or have made contraception a major campaign theme.
Life Under Compulsion: The Billows Teaching Machine
Anthony Esolen, Front Porch Republic
Perhaps the people who run our schools should check out a copy of Modern Times, and consider the nifty Billows Feeding Machine, to which Charlie is strapped for automatic lunch, with mechanical arms to give him his soup and wipe his mouth.
I will never honor people who promote infanticide—not now, not ever.
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Very wise words from Russell Moore, who appears to have moved through the seven stages of grief a little more quickly than most conservatives. Rather than being “moaning Myrtles” and scolding those around us, we should try harder to be people others want to emulate. Let us not talk of the “evil” in others, but live lives of such goodness that we can encourage by example. Instead of judging the prochoice so harshly, perhaps we could celebrate life by adopting. Instead of speaking of the “evil” of same-sex marriage, let’s try to make examples of our own marriages. Instead of condemning homosexuality, let’s make sure it doesn’t taint our own institutions in ugly and abusive ways. Happy living, one and all!