Comments on: Clinton and Carter’s New Initiative. http://www.hank.masstheology.com/archives/clinton-and-carters-new-initiative/ Thinking through the Christian Narrative in a Postmodern Culture Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:21:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Noah http://www.hank.masstheology.com/archives/clinton-and-carters-new-initiative/comment-page-1/#comment-266 Noah Sat, 20 Jan 2007 07:10:17 +0000 http://www.hank.masstheology.com/archives/clinton-and-carters-new-initiative/#comment-266 Completely agree with your analysis and concerns. Although I would be surprised (and I am not a Clinton basher) if there was not a political motive to something he did at this level. It is a curious question - a tension perhaps - between acting out our mission to be God's agents in his world and bringing people to relationship with him. Perhaps a topic for another post. Completely agree with your analysis and concerns. Although I would be surprised (and I am not a Clinton basher) if there was not a political motive to something he did at this level.

It is a curious question – a tension perhaps – between acting out our mission to be God’s agents in his world and bringing people to relationship with him. Perhaps a topic for another post.

]]> By: Hank http://www.hank.masstheology.com/archives/clinton-and-carters-new-initiative/comment-page-1/#comment-265 Hank Sat, 20 Jan 2007 05:11:04 +0000 http://www.hank.masstheology.com/archives/clinton-and-carters-new-initiative/#comment-265 Me too. I pretty sure that it is dealing with AIDS in Africa and poverty and hunger. But I cannot say with any certainty. Like I said, I'm not against confront social issues other than abortion and homosexuality. Quite frankly the church needs to be more involved in that. But my primary concern is two-fold: Clinton and Carter playing politics at the church's expense and this being a social gospel that will prevent us from calling sinners to repentance and preaching the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ Jesus (2 Cor. 4:6). Me too. I pretty sure that it is dealing with AIDS in Africa and poverty and hunger. But I cannot say with any certainty. Like I said, I’m not against confront social issues other than abortion and homosexuality. Quite frankly the church needs to be more involved in that. But my primary concern is two-fold: Clinton and Carter playing politics at the church’s expense and this being a social gospel that will prevent us from calling sinners to repentance and preaching the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ Jesus (2 Cor. 4:6Open Link in New Window).

]]> By: Noah http://www.hank.masstheology.com/archives/clinton-and-carters-new-initiative/comment-page-1/#comment-264 Noah Sat, 20 Jan 2007 04:30:11 +0000 http://www.hank.masstheology.com/archives/clinton-and-carters-new-initiative/#comment-264 Interesting. From the link you provided it looks like this is more an initiative in the Baptist church specifically, not the Church at large. I am curious to get more details on exactly what issues they are looking to address and how. I am certainly not against Christians uniting in a common front to help solve some of our pressing social issues. In fact, taking on these issues as the Church and as individual Christians is, in my mind, the conservative approach, not the liberal approach. Interesting. From the link you provided it looks like this is more an initiative in the Baptist church specifically, not the Church at large.

I am curious to get more details on exactly what issues they are looking to address and how. I am certainly not against Christians uniting in a common front to help solve some of our pressing social issues. In fact, taking on these issues as the Church and as individual Christians is, in my mind, the conservative approach, not the liberal approach.

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