[ReformedDave]

Originally Posted by Aquila

We agree. But Christians are going to have to begin caring about more than abortion and gay marriage. Christians are going to have to become the stewards of society. Focusing on a more robust social mission. A vision that sees the national budget as a moral document, cares for the poor, the disenfranchized, the helpless, the environment, torture, human trafficking, all of our human rights, liberty of the individual, shared social responsibility of the nation etc. I see the Reformation coming in from what I see as "the Christian Center." Many books are being written as we speak about social issues and reforms that are broader in scope than the traditional paleoconservative two issue position. Books like A New Kind of Conservative, God's Politics, The Irresistable Revolution, etc. It appears to be a modernized re-awakening of the philosophy believed by Charles Sheldon and Frederick Denison Maurice.

We may be seeing a Spiritfilled Social Gospel beginning in America.

I agree 100% that the Church should be the one majoring in social action....as long as it is done Biblically. I do not believe in "christian" socialism in the form promoted by those referenced above. I do not believe the government should take the lead in this. This is where we probably differ. We must also regain and understanding of 'civil rights'.

BTW, do you espouse the philosophy of Ron Sider?