Gregory Boyd on "The Myth of a Christian Nation" Part 1/3

Charlie Rose interviews Pastor Gregory Boyd on his book, "The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power Is Destroying the Church."

Although Boyd is no liberal, he lost one-fifth of his congregation when he preached that the church should steer clear of mixing the gospel with a specific political stance.

Total running time for the 3 parts is 21 minutes.

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[student507]

Ron Paul 2012.

[friedie1jeff]

You mean that Jesus Christ didn't write the Constitution? The Republicans are wrong?

[aprox23]

@dpinkentucky No offense, but think about the word faith. What is the definition of faith? When one really thinks about it for a second, faith is absolutely ridiculous. In fact, what else in your life would you install faith in? Would you cross the street with out looking both ways, just off faith? Would you loan a stranger 10,000 dollars, just off faith? The more one thinks about it, the more faith sounds absurd.

[razmoe2000]

@dpinkentucky america makes nazi germany look like the red cross.america has more blood on its hands than any nation in history.Your right wing churches are full of blasphemy.Vicious idol worshippers.Peace

[dpinkentucky]

@bartguys If God does exist then he/it has no need for a nation but every nation needs God. So it is imperative that a nations policy be driven by the faith of its citizens not the other way around.

This pastor portends that conservatives derive faith from nationalism. Yet, I find it is liberals, not conservatives, who derive their faith from their political views.

btw, that whole semite thing really seems to bug you.

[bartguys]

@dpinkentucky 2) quit trying to equivocate Jesus to American foreign policy.... ur an idiot. FREEDOM?? TO THE MIDDLE EAST??by trying to have Israels's back cuz some fetish with "David, Abraham" and all them dudes come on get over yourself dude. WE'VE BEEN DROPPING BOMBS!! IS THAT WHAT JESUS WOULD DO?? 9/11 we've had a presence over there for oil since Eisenhower. (smh)

3) Everyone deserves to have food, shelter, etc. without philanthropy and is right in of itself.socialism/Jesus

[dpinkentucky]

1) America did not get rich off of slavery, America was nearly destroyed over the issue of slavery.

2) America has turned the other cheek again and again. For example, Germany and Japan post WWII, efforts to bring freedom to the middle east in response to 9/11 each at great cost to us.

3) If anything, churches are overly involved in leftist politics by calling upon Caesar to use taxes to force people into philanthropy instead of allowing them to make a freewill sacrifice of their own.

[veritas77axiom]

One of the best and rarest books available.

God bless you!!