President-elect Barack Obama made a concerted effort to reach out to people of faith during the 2008 presidential campaign, and early exit polls show that this outreach may have paid off on Election Day. Among nearly every religious group, the Democratic candidate received equal or higher levels of support compared with the 2004 Democratic nominee, John Kerry. Still, a sizeable gap persists between the support Obama received from white evangelical Protestants and his support among the religiously unaffiliated. Similarly, a sizeable gap exists between those who attend religious services regularly and those who attend less often...
Because we believe that the Church can do so very much more... every single day... to impact our neighborhoods & communities, we have intentionally tried to steer clear of the political battles that rage today. Moreover, to date, it's been hard to discern one candidate being head-and-shoulders above the other. Neither candidate (IMHO) seems to epitomize Christian principles, or demonstrates he'll be the great defender of the defenseless, and ensure justice for the alien, the poor and the least privileged in society. Both seem to be feverishly waging a battle of rhetoric... especially aimed at the 'middle class' (income up to $250,000... who we kidding?).
We do however advocate heavily for Christ-followers loving our neighbors are ourselves... and being all we can be within our sphere of influence. Here's one such person in our city... taking a strong video stand on behalf of a future generation of the unborn...
We'll consider others of you who may want to make a strong case for an opposing view -- leave a comment or drop us a line with a link to your site.
But we can't take a lot of time or space to interupt our primary mission of connecting & communicating among driven Christians carrying out the Great Commission. Four-hundred people die in our metro area every week. And if Barna's national statistics fit Indianapolis, that means that only 16 of them held to a 'biblical worldview'. So time's a wastin'.
Question: Who can impact my neighborhood the most?
John McCain
Barack Obama
Answer: Apparently, neither.
Surely each of us is more likely to impact our own neighborhoods... than Washington can. Or for that matter, even the Indiana Statehouse. Or the courthouse in Noblesville.
So if any of us think there will be a great NATIONAL revival that will get the Great Commission done... maybe this suggests otherwise.
Bottom line... doesn't it all come down to local, very local, and my-neighborhood-local?
Y'know, it occurs to me that Jesus really MIGHT have meant... neighbor-neighbor.
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only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus..." (Philippians
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