A challenge to the "conservative Christian evangelical" church
How did your movement become synonymous with the political right? Were you hijacked, or have you simply proven what many have suspected all long? Have you become the party of non-thinking, mean-spirited, single-minded self-lovers who lack concern for anyone unlike themselves? Have you failed to balance your concern over the unborn with the need for safe foster homes for children who were born but not wanted? How many foster parents are in your local congregations? Have you neglected the homeless because somewhere in the back of your mind you think "those people" got what they deserved by living irresponsibly or carelessly? How many food banks and clothing closets house your contributions? Have you refused to confront your own racism and sexism because you found Bible verses that seem to support slavery and a subordinate position for women? Is 11:00 am on Sunday the most segregated hour in your life? Have you ignored the increasing levels of poverty and hunger in the U.S. and ...