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Friday, July 11, 2008

Stop Apologizing

[from World Magazine... Commentary by Joel Belz, Publisher]

"It's not always wrong to be a single-issue advocate."



It's become an increasingly frequent reminder to us evangelical Christians not to let our cultural identity be framed by "single issues."

It was a reminder implicitly included in the "Evangelical Manifesto," a document whose basic content we at WORLD have applauded but whose political direction I questioned in our last issue. Why are the Manifesto's backers so ready to join the cultural left in suggesting a guilt trip for those evangelicals who have been preoccupied with the evils of abortion and same-sex marriage?

And if some... [continued at WorldMag.com]

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IndyChristian Ed. Note... Not all of us so readily 'applauded' even the basic content of this rather-elitist manifesto. See previous posts here & here. But we heartily applaud this local 'covenant' by which a number of our Indianapolis churches are pledging to work together for transformation of lives & community.

'MANIFESTO'

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