Posted by
Billy email MADBillyD@aol.com on Monday, November 10, 2008 11:38:31 PM
(Cal Thomas once again had some great wisdom in his column. Some of it is posted below.)
When Barack Obama takes the oath of office on Jan. 20, 2009, he will do so in the 30th anniversary year of the founding of the so-called Religious Right. Born in 1979 and midwifed by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, the Religious Right was a reincarnation of previous religious-social movements that sought moral improvement through legislation and court rulings. Those earlier movements -- from abolition (successful) to Prohibition (unsuccessful) -- had mixed results.
Social movements that relied mainly on political power to enforce a conservative moral code weren't anywhere near as successful as those that focused on changing hearts.
Too many conservative Evangelicals have put too much faith in the power of government to transform culture. The futility inherent in such misplaced faith can be demonstrated by asking these activists a simple question: Does the secular left, when it holds power, persuade conservatives to live by their standards? Of course they do not. Why, then, would conservative Evangelicals expect people who do not share their worldview and view of God to accept their beliefs when they control government?
If results are what conservative Evangelicals want, they already have a model. It is contained in the life and commands of Jesus of Nazareth.
(Amen Cal. We need to focus on the Lord and what His word the Bible teaches. Politics can't change the human heart and soul only God can do that. Lets keep voting, but lets not put 100% of our faith in the voting booth because we have limit power when it comes to voting. However God's power has no limit. Read the whole column Cal wrote Cal Thomas : Religious Right R.I.P.) -