First of all, I am not sure if “Born again” means anything at all… does that mean you prayed some sort of a prayer when you were 12? I really think I could use an explanation on that. Secondly, based on these statistics from the Barna Group, American’s opinions are formed more by their party affiliation than their faith. (that is if “born again” is a designation that makes any sense at all…) The Line “when political affiliations and faith commitments are merged….” sort of bugs me. I am not sure whether that is possible. It seems to me that the message of Jesus should challenge ALL of our affiliations (to some extent) and not really merge with any of them. Please note, I don’t really have an opinion. Frankly I don’t pay much attention to Obama or the political process. Don’t shoot the messenger… http://amplify.com/u/25jb
The first point covers a lot of theological ground. Too much for here. I agree with you on the political front. I don’t waste a lot of my time and energy getting all worked up about the latest tidbit found to sling at whatever party. I think there are bigger fish to fry than get caught up in he said…she said… of the political world.