Discussion: Christians & Voting

During a recent "Speaking of Faith" radio program, Chuck Colson, Greg Boyd, and Shane Claiborne discuss whether there is a "Christian" way to vote.

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[SINGUNTO]

THE BIBLE SAYS THY SHALT NOT KILL! Republicans *WAR* / Democrats *ABORTION*

[GOTTshua]

Killing in or out of utero is the SAME THING.

Good point, SINGUNTO.

In utero. Ex utero. ALL ARE THE IMAGE OF YHWH.

[Canbuhay]

Boyd misses the point that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr said - "The law cannot make white people like me but it can stop them from lynching me." If you believe abortion kills children, then the law should protect them just as it protects other groups of people. That's why we need to fight that issue on the political arena. Someone like Boyd doesn't have the appropriate definition of politics and of the gospel.

[Bullzeye24]

@SINGUNTO The Bible says thou shall not murder. When we go to war, we don't say to ourselves "Hey lets try to kill as many people as possibly." No, it is inevitably however that the enemy will try to prevent this and human lives will be lost. No we plan out missions and ways to better that nation. However people plan to deprive there babies lives, they have that preintention of murdering their baby through an abortion.

[profskett]

That's because Shane is awesome, and says something very profound.

[sombercynic]

It's funny that Shane is the only one that gets applauded.

[Forrestjake09]

@jescarpita yah but the new testemant says that this is no longer a rule from now on you shall turn the other cheek... ill get you thr verse man but jesus changed that one up.

[ibtsv]

I will gladly hear out any Christian who looks like Anders Friden.

[SINGUNTO]

@jescarpita Mat 5:38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: Mat 5:39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. Now this is Jesus In the New testament. He says Turn the other cheek such as I did In HS. God is not N2 Vigilantism.Under the law of sacrifice OT it was 2B so But God sent his son 2even Die for that man thet offended U So u have no right 2strike him anymore.

[SINGUNTO]

@Chuichupachichi Funny God told these men 2declare Independence/war from the tyranny/Evil Mighty British empire wreaking havoc oppression depression unequal rights on/ppl 4 taxes. But oN the same hand God didn't tell the great Masonic forfathers 2set the slaves free?! keep them N havoc oppression depression unequal rights later4 tax they were slaves (Not pay for u only whip!)MR.lincoln only freed them BC he wanted south taxes reason union fought back BC it was Britan tax again 2them. All SICK!

[jescarpita]

@SINGUNTO so an eye for an eye means nothing, regardless of the fact that it is biblical?

[SINGUNTO]

@jescarpita True Believers/born again ppl followers of Yah would let his will B done I've been attacked N have not retaliated even growing up in HS I was slapped the face BC I was born again I did nothing. By the end of the School yr this guy was literally lying in the gutter as a teen drug addict drop out. Yes I prayed for him to recover N i take no glory his life was messed up but Vengeance is God's. Things nation suffer is from their forefathers sins I don't make the law of God I just follow.