Apr. 2, 2012 at 9:19am with 83 notes
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Amen! From newsweek: Andrew Sullivan writes this week’s cover story on the crisis in Christianity in America, which has been overrun and destroyed by politics, priests, and get-rich evangelists. Sullivan’s argument? Ditch all that and just follow Jesus. Here’s an excerpt: We inhabit a polity now saturated with religion. On one side, the Republican base is made up of evangelical Protestants who believe that religion must consume and influence every aspect of public life. On the other side, the last Democratic primary had candidates profess their faith in public forums, and more recently President Obama appeared at the National Prayer Breakfast, invoking Jesus to defend his plan for universal health care. The crisis of Christianity is perhaps best captured in the new meaning of the word “secular.” It once meant belief in separating the spheres of faith and politics; it now means, for many, simply atheism. The ability to be faithful in a religious space and reasonable in a political one has atrophied before our eyes. Keep reading! [Photo: Brooks Kraft / Corbis]

Amen!

From newsweek:

Andrew Sullivan writes this week’s cover story on the crisis in Christianity in America, which has been overrun and destroyed by politics, priests, and get-rich evangelists. Sullivan’s argument? Ditch all that and just follow Jesus. Here’s an excerpt:

We inhabit a polity now saturated with religion. On one side, the Republican base is made up of evangelical Protestants who believe that religion must consume and influence every aspect of public life. On the other side, the last Democratic primary had candidates profess their faith in public forums, and more recently President Obama appeared at the National Prayer Breakfast, invoking Jesus to defend his plan for universal health care. The crisis of Christianity is perhaps best captured in the new meaning of the word “secular.” It once meant belief in separating the spheres of faith and politics; it now means, for many, simply atheism. The ability to be faithful in a religious space and reasonable in a political one has atrophied before our eyes.

Keep reading!

[Photo: Brooks Kraft / Corbis]

  1. christinasayswhatsnext reblogged this from newsweek and added:
    Yes. x100000
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    Ponder
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  6. katerkat82 reblogged this from newsweek and added:
    Interesting. The quoted portion isn’t one of the more intriguing parts, to me, so the whole thing is worth a read.
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    The problem, clearly, is that most Republicans act in a way that is so obviously contradictory to the way Jesus would...
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    Read this. Just to think about it, read it.
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    Hmm. Interesting.
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  24. benryyip reblogged this from newsweek and added:
    Food for thought. What is your response? Is it correct in theology? Is it gracious in love? Is it glorifying to God?
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