I did not realize this until about 8:45 am this morning (see MSN article), but many Southern Baptists are going green. Specifically, many Southern Baptist leaders, such as Danny Akin (Southeastern Seminary), Timothy George (Samford University) and David Dockery (Union University) have all signed a declaration encouraging Southern Baptists to to do more about global warming.
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For most of my Christian life it has been assumed that born again Christians vote Republican. However, Barna reports that times are changing…
Is Barack Obama an evangelical Christian? Christianity Today has published an interview with Mr. Obama that may suggest he is. Here is the most important paragraph from the interview:
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2008 is a big year for the United States: we will elect a new President and, in essence, a new leader of the free world. While half of us will be happy with our new President and the other half will be upset, I hope that we all remember to pray for the President and all the world’s leaders this year. This, afterall, is “good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior” (1 Timothy 2:3). But what, specifically, should we pray?
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Do you ever wonder why people vote Republican? Do you wonder why people are voting for that Republican? Read the second part of Scot McKnight’s Jesus Creed blog that discusses these questions directly. Be sure to read the comments section, this is where the meat is!
Do you wonder why people vote Democrat? More specifically, why do they vote for that Democrat? Read an interesting conversation on Scot McKnight’s Jesus Creed blog. Tomorrow we’ll learn why people vote Republican.
Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential candidate who happens to be a Mormon, gave a significant speech on faith in politics. What did Romney have to say?
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MSNBC reporter Alex Johnson claims the “evangelical awakening” to the environment and climate change has begun. Rev. Richard Cizik, a VP for the National Association of Evangelicals, agrees. But, as Johnson continues, not all evangelicals agree. In fact, there seems to be a significant rift within evangelicalism regarding the environment. Could this mean global disaster for evangelicals?
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There is an excellent article in today’s New York Times that every evangelical concerned with politics should read: “Evangelical movement shows deep rifts: Love affair with Bush has largely ended, sharpening latent internal divisions.” I agree with the author that the rifts are present and, perhaps, increasing. But what the author doesn’t answer is this: is the rift good for evangelicals?
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While many evangelicals are still pondering the question of voting for a Mormon president, evangelical theologian Wayne Grudem has come to a conclusion: evangelicals should vote for Mitt Romney. He argues: 1) Mormons share similar values, 2) God uses leaders of all kinds to advance His purposes, and 3) Romney is qualified. Check out the interview here.
