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To: marcos who wrote (52706)	11/11/2007 7:33:37 PM
From: loantech	Respond to of 78416

OT; Marcos any more I can't stand organized religion nor can I stand right wing religious fundamentalists. But I believe in spirituality and I believe that Jesus was a great man, a great philosopher and a great psychologist. This article says it better than I ever could: Scott Beckstead: Jesus was a liberal Posted by The Oregonian November 10, 2007 10:00AM Categories: Scott Beckstead, The Oregonian's Community Writers Last Sunday (Nov. 4), Tom Krattenmaker described what he calls "the changing sound of the religious voice in American politics," arguing that the Christian political voice is "becoming more progressive than what we've grown accustomed to during this past quarter-century." I hope Mr. Krattenmaker is right, and I truly wish him well. But progressive Christians don't exactly have history on their side. Guys like Emperor Constantine and Bishop Irenaeus won the argument as to what constitutes official Church doctrine, and ever since it's been Old Testament-style moralizing about the abomination of homosexuality, the unpardonable sin of abortion, the Divine right to force our kids to say Christian prayers in school. For years Christian fundamentalists have dominated the conversation about the role of religion in politics and government. They've even made their version of Christianity into the defining standards of the modern Republican Party. If Christian progressives really want to push their movement forward, they need to confront the right-wing true believers with this simple fact: Jesus was the prototype liberal. Christ preached love, mercy, and compassion. He made no distinction among people, saying all are equal in God's eyes. He ministered to the poor and downtrodden. He spent his time with sinners and disciples alike. He healed the sick and celebrated the children. He despised the rich. He said things like, blessed are the peacemakers. Turn the other cheek. Love your enemies.Not exactly the Republican Party platform, now is it? After 9/11, George W. Bush and other right-wing demagogues decried the "hijacking" of Islam by fundamentalist extremists. Ironic, because that is exactly what the right has done to Christianity in our country. Religion, and especially Christianity, is so important to American life that we weave it into the fabric of our public policy. But if we are going to invoke Jesus Christ when we talk about our government and the actions it should take, let's at least do it with reference to his actual life and teachings. - Scott Beckstead blog.oregonlive.com