Guilly’s Guide day 18 is dedicated to clergy, deacons, preachers, priests, bishops, church adjacent, those like me who have constructed frameworks Jesus is happy to walk with us in, and the actual church: the people.
It seems to me that this country was never founded on Christian values or precepts. There has never been a call to feed the hungry, house the home less, or welcome the stranger in the intent of this country. Perhaps it is time for the Christian church (read ELCA) to pick up its core obligations and sell its treasure, its buildings, its assets and do the work of Jesus rather than expecting a government to do this work for us. I am beginning to sound like a Reaganite! But I am tired of expecting the government -- no matter the philosophic/ political style -- to be Christian, humane, compassionate, care takers, or Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, etc.
My bottom line is: THIS IS NOT A CHRISTIAN OR RELIGIOUS NATION! never has been and never will be, so stop expecting what it will not do and let us get on with being Christian in the midst of the community.
It seems to me that this country was never founded on Christian values or precepts. There has never been a call to feed the hungry, house the home less, or welcome the stranger in the intent of this country. Perhaps it is time for the Christian church (read ELCA) to pick up its core obligations and sell its treasure, its buildings, its assets and do the work of Jesus rather than expecting a government to do this work for us. I am beginning to sound like a Reaganite! But I am tired of expecting the government -- no matter the philosophic/ political style -- to be Christian, humane, compassionate, care takers, or Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, etc.
My bottom line is: THIS IS NOT A CHRISTIAN OR RELIGIOUS NATION! never has been and never will be, so stop expecting what it will not do and let us get on with being Christian in the midst of the community.
Well I mean I don’t know if the title gave it away but we moved on from the modern church construct around these parts.
But yeah. Totally. There is always folks claiming a tradition and others just living it across all time. But yeah agree totally with this sentiment.