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What would a prophet say to America today?
Many religious people would reject what a prophet would say today. Of course, that’s par for the course. When done correctly, being a prophet is an extremely difficult and dangerous job. Even so, we have many “prophets” among us who have been warning us about our future for a long time.
Evangelicals Have Let Democracy Down
In the Declaration of Independence, the founding fathers invoked God or “the Creator” to imbue its people with inalienable rights, and to give the new nation its power and strength. In their wisdom, they understood that democracy requires the moral authority that only religion can provide. While his beliefs remain private, George Washington clearly viewed religion as a vital source of morality for the new republic. In his Farewell Address in September of 1796, he called religion: “a necessarily spring of popular government.”
A Real Christian Nation
Jesus believed himself to be the Son of Man, the Messiah for the Jews, and the rest of humanity. His mission seems to crystalize out in the wilderness – fasting for forty days and going head-to-head with Satan. When he comes out of the desert, crowds flock for he is clothed “in the power of the Spirit.” (1) In a synagogue in Nazareth, he announces who he is by reading from the prophet Isaiah.
Loving Your Enemies – the MLK Way
There is a cold, civil war being waged in the US. While the battle lines often break along political lines, they run much deeper, down to our core beliefs. The majority of Americans identify as...
