I Think It Goes Back

What We Need To Affirm Is That Jesus Is Neither A Democrat Nor A Republican. Whenever We Marry Jesus To A Political Party, We Are Committing The Sin Of Idolatry. We Are Making Jesus Into The Image Of Our Political Party.

But I Think It's Up To A Local Congregation To Determine Whether Or Not A Marriage Should Be Blessed Of God. And It Shouldn't Be Up To The Government.

Perhaps Because Our Culture And Politics Have Gone So Off Course, With Values So Contrary To Those Of Jesus, More And More People Intuitively Recognize That His Vision Of God's Kingdom-a New World Of Compassion, Justice, Integrity And Peace- Is The Good News They've Been Searching And Waiting For.

That's What They Do In Europe. You Go Down To The City Hall And You Become Legally Connected. You Have A Civil Union There. Then, If You're Religious, You Go Down To The Church, And The Church Blesses The Union. That Gets The Problem Solved.

But Isn't It Time For Christians To Admit That We Should Reject Bargains If They Are Gained By The Exploitation Of The Poorest Of The Poor In Developing Countries?