Should the Christian Coalition work on poverty and the environment?

Question

...or should it focus on abortion and gay marriage?

From the story at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061128/ap_on_re_us/christian_coalition_1 it seems the president-elect wanted to work on poverty and environmental issues, but wasn't allowed to. I wanted to get your thoughts on this.

Answer 1

Yeah, I heard that. I think taking care of your fellow man and taking care of the planet are far more important.

I love that more and more Christian leaders are taking their focus off politics and on the real issues of mankind.

But that is just this little Christian's views.

Answer 2

Good One!!

Service to others, specially the needy, the poor, the sick etc...is the true gauge of "spirituality. That is truly "loving the neighbour".

The focus on abortion is a valid one for the Coalition. Again, the focus should be on helping the ladies who get abortions for whatever reason to take care of the child with support such as financial, housing, emotional, etc...and not focus on the "abortion clinics". They also have a role in our society. Less time blaming and more time "fixing" and taking care of the "CHILD"...

The focus on "life style" such as the "gay" issue is not worthy of the time spent by this group. Why not focus on the life style of their members and change that. Issues of greed, lust, envy, hatred, anger, etc...are valid issues to take on and it is an area where the "coalition" could do some good. Particularly, it could thus do some good for the environment and poverty as the real environmental and many of the social problems are problems of "vanity" and lust and greed by the "developed" nations at the cost of the planet and the "under-developed" nations.

If one could get any institution or organization to point inward and do the "good deeds" outwardly, rather that pointing at "others", their neighbours, and if the members of a "christian" society could learn to love the neighbour and the perceived and self-manufactured "enemy" to the point of "turning the other cheek", the world's and the planet's problems would vanish as if by "magic"... That was the message of Jesus.

We need more Christs and less "Christians"...Jesus would have more followers if it wasn't for Christians. I am a true beleiver in Jesus of Nazareth and his teachings...I am not a beleiver in the Jewish and the Holy Roman Catholic (Christian) Church's HOLY BOOK (Bible) , any more than Jesus was. Jesus was outside the Church structure and called them "pharasees" or "white-washed" etc...It still applies today...different people in the Pyramidal structure, but it is the same (businessmen's) pyramid. The pyramid is the Beast...Let's look at the "circle" as a paradigm, where every point on the circumference is of equal importance and value.

Let' s become a true (direct) democracy and not a theocracy (Muslim, Jews, Christian, or other).

The "Coalition" sees the dust in their neighbour's eye and and not the log in its own eye.

Cyril Borg, the Cyborg

Answer 3

This should be the issue instead: Are Christians called to work on the environment, or to preach the Gospel?

We can use the issues of poverty and the environment as a means, but they should never be the end of our efforts. The earth has a natural ability of renewing itself.

The problem that many of us have is getting our attention distracted from the commandments of Jesus. He is concerned about people going to hell. This world is supposed to get worse and worse. Things don't get "better." This earth will not last, but a new one will be created.

Jesus' ministry focused on people. That is where our focus should be as well. If poverty and environmental issues can be used to further the Gospel, then I'm for it. But to make them issues in and of themselves, I think we have much more important things to do.

Answer 4

The whole idea that Bush wanted to do anything about poverty or the environment is some really obvious BS, toss that source, and while if the CC had any real power it would be way more realistic to work on either of your stated issues they would have to create a new party to get anything done in those areas. Corporations own the two existing parties and and the only leverage the people have is the Ds need to appear to be interested in the causes of labor

Answer 5

I think ending poverty is more important than preventing gay marriage but I think saving the lives of the unborn is more important than saving the environment ( we need to save the environment but the lives of the unborn are in immediate danger) there is no command in the Bible about saving the planet or preventing gay marriages but there is a command against murder and a command to feed the hungry. These things should be on any Christian's "List of things to do"

Answer 6

Christians don't care about the environment, their Jesus character is coming back soon to make every thing right. They can just pollute to their hearts content. As far as poverty goes, they know that the poor will get all of the riches of Heaven when they die. Why can't they be satisfied with that and stop being such a pain here on Earth.

Answer 7

Yes, they absolutely should. It seems to me (generally) the republicans are anti-abortion, anti-gay, but do nothing for the poor or environment. The democrats are just the opposite...pro-choice, pro-gay, taking care of the poor and the environment. How nice would it be (in my opinion) to have a person anti-abortion, pro-environment, and helping out the poor. The Christian Coalition, in my opinion, should be b17ch-slapped for rejecting the call to include poverty and environment on their agenda. Very disappointing.

Answer 8

Why?

I'm sure that there are plenty among their ranks who feel that poverty is either a test created by the almighty to guage the belief of the faithful, or a divine punishment.

Just as there are plenty who will, and have taken Genesis 28-30 to mean that we as a species have been charged by God with the duty of abusing the world we live in for our own entertainment, and drowning the world in the flesh of our offspring.

Probably better if they stick with what they know.

Answer 9

The Christian Coalition should focus on the salvation of souls and teaching Gods word to the lost.

Jesus said, "the poor we will always have and heaven and earth will pass away."

Answer 10

Yes they should, get the heads out of the sand! Those who are against abortion and gay rights shall remain so, so stop trying to beat a dead horse and focus on the starvation and ignorance that if improved will answer all the other problems!! No wonder the man dropped out of the running! He is forward thinking for all of humanity!