A much discussed topic, especially in an election year, is the relationship between religion and politics. Not many would deny that faith does, and should, profoundly influence our politics. It gets murky, however, when we realize that one person's faith influences them to identify with one side of the political spectrum while another person of the same faith is influenced to identify with the other. How does this happen?
Matt Adair has a brilliant explanation for this phenomenon:
The truth is that Christianity is far too conservative for liberals and way too liberal for conservatives. The way of Jesus is equally concerned for the rights of individuals and the health of our communities. The message of Christianity that we call the gospel not only deals with the brokenness of individuals but the dysfunction of systems and the injustice of nations. Our identity as followers of Jesus is found in the call of God to make him known by joining him on his mission that emanates from the cross of Jesus Christ.
That first sentence in the quote is what they call a "doozy" where I come from!
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