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Feedback ForumSend us your opinions, reactions and ideas about "God and Politics 2008"Submissions for this question are no longer being accepted. Previously submitted comments appear below. Comments may have been edited for content or space. Poster: Peter Psillas Comment: Sunday's episode of NOW was very thought provoking. I also believe that David Brancaccio still does not get it (maybe even PBS as well) when it comes to Christians of all denominations. I would like to see leaders in some of the other denominations questioned and profiled. The evengelical Christians are only the tip of the iceberg. Eveyone is concentrating on bashing the Catholic church. There is so much more. I belong to the Eastern Orthodox church, my father was a priest for 45 years. I constantly see my belifs trashed. Poster: Fred Thorlin Comment: What happened to separation of church and state? Why are these institutions tax exempt? Poster: Darlene, New Jersey Comment: This episode connects with concerned voters who might also be evangelical Christians. Like John Grisham, best-selling author and born-again Christian, we need to speak out against what's wrong with our systems. This election year, the best way to do that is watch NOW, Bill Moyers Journal, and then vote. Poster: Andrei Ragoza Comment: David Brancaccio still just doesn't get it. Try as he might, no matter what he does, he cannot redirect genuine evangelicals from Christ's mission to care for the most defenseless and the poor. No matter what Mr. Brancaccio says and does, the U.S. still ends the life of the over 1 million unborn annually. Under Mr. Brancaccio's ultra-liberal and apparently atheist logic, caring for those that successfully made it alive out of the mother’s womb is paramount, while the most innocent and defenseless unborn don’t exist. Twenty years before the Civil War, the United Methodist Church split over the issue of slavery. Some might even say that such an issue was “polarizing.” Do not think that all genuine evangelical Christians are in lock step with the Republican Party. We do care for the poor (Jesus said, “You feed them.”) and do want the illegal immigrants assimilated. But to turn our backs on ending the lives of 42 million souls is of paramount importance. Mr. Brancaccio forgets (or deliberately ignores) that there is no Democratic candidate that is pro-Life. That is the only reason we have turned to the Republican party, not all of whose members are pro-Life. But we have no choice in the Democratic party at all. Sorry Dave. Poster: Helen Bergeron Comment: Religion and politics should be kept separate. IEverytime you mix politics with religion you get nothing but TROUBLE and looking back at history books you'll see many wars are fought over religion! And we should learn a lesson from the history books. Govt. take care of the country's need for education, roads, bridges, infrastructure, communication, laws etc.trade & immigration & controlling spread of diseases that will affect the population. Poster: John Fernandez Comment: As a progressive evangelical, I am very glad that you are revisiting the question of the evangelical movement and its relationship to national politics as we continue the process of selecting a new president. When you and Dr. Green mention that evangelicals represent a far more diverse group than fundamentalists and conservatives, however, you scarcely scratch the surface. Consider the work and writings of current pastoral leaders like Jim Wallis, Ron Sider, and Tony Campolo, and the role of new and historic institutions such as the Baptist Joint Committee, the Baptist World Alliance, Baptists For Peace, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, together with former President Carter, and a far more faceted image emerges of evangelicals concerned with socioeconomic justice, environmental preservation, and political honesty and integrity. Biblical morality means far more than divisive conflicts over abortion and homosexuality that have been used to divert our attention and energy from issues of profound national and global importance. Poster: Betty Hamner Comment: If these so called evangelical Christians followed the Bible instead of Karl Rove, I think this country would have been a lot better off. All they did was to elect a president that was no more a Christian than some of them were. Our country is being punished for having such a person as Bush as our leader. In my 74 years have I never seen such turmoil. I think God is punishing us. Just think about it. It is refreshing to see these new ministers come in to preach the Bible instead of politics. Poster: Eugene Afonso Comment: The program was disgraceful in its blatant effort to paint Christian conservatives as disaffected by the conduct of some pastors of certain evangelical communities in the recent past. I do not regard myself as an evangelical, but I am a conservative and I am Christian. What these pastors did was entirely in keeping with the Christian tradition of speaking up when the society in which we found themselves adopted and promoted social policies that directly affect their personal and strongly held beliefs. They have just as much freedom to do that in this country, thank God, as members of any other religious group or even those who have no faith whatsoever. The whole tenor of this program was slanted and infused with undisguised glee at the prospect things in the conservative Christian community are about to change. Oh, really? Let's see what happens. And next November, remember what PBS was saying in January. |
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