How (Not) to Invite Your Co-Worker to Church
2010 October 20
(From xtranormal)
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She only listens to Glenn Beck; he told her not to go to his church. It probably does social justice stuff.
Ha! Love it, Q. That’s a good guess.
Loved the “Disney World classrooms” exchange……
just wondering if any of the folks that comment on Glenn Beck have listened to him and actually know what he might have to say regarding church attendance and/or involvement in the church; not to mention encouraging viewers to “do social justice stuff” rather than neglecting their role as Christians and having the government step in as their surrogate.
I am not a big Glenn Beck fan but I still don’t think it is OK to misrepresent another person’s views, not even Maher or Stewart.
Attaboy, Geez.
…not to mention listening hard enough to understand what he’s really saying when he decries how the term “social justice” has been co-opted by the far left to put a Christian veneer on some despicable abuses of government’s coercive power.
qb
Well, I’d give the guy points for trying. I would’ve given up after the first no.
The negative scenario is made very clear in this video. Is there a video or can anyone suggest ideas presenting a more positive alternative?
And YOU, qb! I like the way you think!
Classic.
i like thin mints also ;0 )
Glenn Beck claims he actually meant that social justice is being used as a code word for redistribution of wealth(although I think you’re taking a huge leap of faith by believeing that Beck had any thought in mind when he first spoke other than ‘this will make people listen to me’). Great. He’s still wrong.
The Jewish faith that Jesus grew up in had a biblically mandated redistribution of wealth called the Jubilee Year; Jesus himself told His follwers to not worry about building up earthly treasure and that if they made money in caesar’s sytem, they should pay caesar’s taxes. The early church members sold all of their possesions and lived in common, sharing with all who had need. Wealth is simply not something that Christians should be defending – Jesus explicitly said you can’t follow Him and wealth (mammon). Instead of reading Glenn Beck to find out “what he really means” maybe we should be spending some time reading what Jesus said and think about what He really meant.
Here’s something to think about: in the US, there are more empty rooms in Christian households than there are people who are homeless. Maybe that’s why it’s so hard to invite people to our churches…
Dave, you’re exactly right. qb needs to go find out what Jesus said and meant about wealth. Never thought about that before! Now, where is that Bible of mine, anyway?
Gratefully,
qb
Dave, you’re exactly right. qb needs to go find out what Jesus said and meant about wealth. Never thought about that before! Now, where is that Bible of mine, anyway?
Gratefully,
qb
Dave, theres a big difference in voluntarily sharing your possessions with others and being coerced at the point of a gun by the police power of the state. I tire of the twisting of scripture to promote the idea that Christians should live as paupers or that Christ promoted a communal system akin to communism. Yes, they shared with those in need. But they also owned homes, owned business’s and were self sufficient and were instructed to work hard and not be dependent on anyone.
Also, if you think that left wing cares one iota for the poor in this country you are sadly delusional. The more poor there are the more secure their positions of power remain although hopefully those lofty perches that they sit upon will soon come tumbling down.
I’m part of the left wing in this country and I care greatly about the poor.
My favorite line
Q; Is your pastor Steve Jobs?
A: I don’t think so
Let me clarify-left wing politicians.
Social Justice is a far left politically developed theology that has no basis in scripture.
Well, Gina, it certainly can be associated with people who are politically liberal. (I think “far left” depends on where you position yourself — just like “far right.”)
But what a catastrophe it would be to write off social justice per se. We’d have to get busy excising major chunks of scripture, especially the prophets, wouldn’t we?
I have often noticed that there are people on this blog who have wildly different political leanings, which impacts how they might seek to address social justice. But the belief in and commitment to social justice has been pretty consistent. The thought that it “has no basis in scripture” — well, that’s kinda new around here.
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