Faith and Politics
Greg Boyd posts about a public debate he participated in with Shane Claiborne and Chuck Colson. It was about the role Christians should play in polics.. and I really really wish I could hear the audio!
The post is worth reading because Greg gives some nice highlights of the differences. Here are two that surprised me:
* Chuck believes Christians have a “dual allegiance” to God and country. I and Shane argued that the only allegiance followers of Jesus should have is to Jesus. We cannot “serve two masters.”
* Chuck believes Christians have a duty to participate in government. I and Shane agreed that we are to obey laws and respect leaders, but nowhere in the New Testament are we told we have a duty to participate in government. In fact, the New Testament depicts governments as under the control of Satan. Shane and I argued that our only duty is to obey our one President, Jesus. This isn’t to say Christians are forbidden to participate in government. But it’s certainly not our duty to do so.
And he ends with a really great thoughts on Bonhoeffer’s attempt to assassinate Hitler.
I really hope the audio of this discussion comes out!
