Posted by
Phillyfanatic(KGK) on Sunday, March 18, 2007 10:54:15 PM
In this comment, I follow Frank Pastore's blog on the civil war between so called liberal Christians and conservative Christians. On Hugh Hewitt's blog now, is a debate on whether Amazing Grace, the story of Wilburforce had as much impact as the film avers. In other words, has Christianity really accomplished any impact for social justice. Or is the political , social, economic efforts of politicians, writers, Muckrakers, fadists, socialists via revolutions in nations since the American, French, Russian revolutions the real work of true social justice? Liberals aver it was the Revolutionary spirit of men not the church, missionaries, or Christian movers like Wilburforce or any other Christian that has bettered mankind. I disagree and tie that effort of the liberal Christians such as Wallis and Campolo to their belief that real morality is done in legislation, Aids work, redistribution of wealth, labor laws, a minimum wage, HIV efforts, acceptance of other life styles and cultures with little judgment. That seems to me to be just a reworking of the Revolutionary fervor of socialists who think a New Deal, a Great Society will actually transform humanity into better people while at the same time feeding them. Dependence never seems to come into their factoring. Nor does the fact that real transformation of the spirit comes only from the Creator God, Jesus Christ. One wag wrote, you can be a Christian but not a liberal. I will not go that far but it sure stretches the Gospel and its grace and standards when one sees Liberalism first and then adding on Jesus. Whether that can be done is the real civil war that is still going on and will be debated , my guess is, till Jesus comes again.