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I know you’re supposed to hate paying taxes, but let’s try to think differently for a moment. I propose that in a perfect world, if humankind had never sinned – we’d still have taxes.  Sure the tax system would be better, more equitable, more efficient, but we’d still pay taxes.  Jesus was living under a [...]

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Here’s a question I’m sometimes asked: Are you a conservative or liberal Christian?  My answer is “you tell me”: On the one hand I love this historical person of Jesus, and I believe that he is the miraculously born perfect human incarnation of God through whom the universe was created.  I also believe that the [...]

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I have a friend who thinks Obama is a socialist, that Sarah Palin was a viable candidate, and that government involvement in health care is a dreaded evil.  He’s a Christian; even worse, he’s a pastor.  And worse still, there are LOTS of people in his circle who think the same way.  A big part [...]

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It’s that time of the decade…again. And I’d like to suggest three (and a half) marks of real thoughtful Christian engagement in politics: 1. Enlightened Partisanship You can belong to a party and support candidates, but you may not marry it. Jesus is not a Republican or a Democrat. People have said that before, and [...]

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