Thank you, thank you, thank you....to Rev.Franek for writing it and to you for sharing it.
It is so easy to lump everyone of faith into the label " evangelicals"--defined in our country as the body of religious crazies on the political right. There are many of us of faith who seek everyday to avoid politically weaponizing our beliefs; who…
Thank you, thank you, thank you....to Rev.Franek for writing it and to you for sharing it.
It is so easy to lump everyone of faith into the label " evangelicals"--defined in our country as the body of religious crazies on the political right. There are many of us of faith who seek everyday to avoid politically weaponizing our beliefs; who refuse to use religious language as a veneer to cover cultural cruelty; and, who work very hard to bring intelligence, understanding and the best of contemporary knowledge and consciousness to the human search for transcendence.
This is not to ignore that there are religious leaders who forge political alliances which end up being counter-sign to what they say they believe. In these cases the individual conscience of members takes priority.
This morning the priest at my Mass, preached on Jesus's indictment of the religious leaders of his time. In the homily he used a quote that has been attributed ( perhaps mis-attributed) to Abe Linoln but which applies to all manner of leaders:
" Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
Thank you, thank you, thank you....to Rev.Franek for writing it and to you for sharing it.
It is so easy to lump everyone of faith into the label " evangelicals"--defined in our country as the body of religious crazies on the political right. There are many of us of faith who seek everyday to avoid politically weaponizing our beliefs; who refuse to use religious language as a veneer to cover cultural cruelty; and, who work very hard to bring intelligence, understanding and the best of contemporary knowledge and consciousness to the human search for transcendence.
This is not to ignore that there are religious leaders who forge political alliances which end up being counter-sign to what they say they believe. In these cases the individual conscience of members takes priority.
This morning the priest at my Mass, preached on Jesus's indictment of the religious leaders of his time. In the homily he used a quote that has been attributed ( perhaps mis-attributed) to Abe Linoln but which applies to all manner of leaders:
" Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
Certainly a true statement. As a friend once put it, "A character test is to find out if you have any."