tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14122718.post112074639390342595..comments2010-06-12T17:52:59.502-05:00Jeremy D. Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15561745596768785374noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14122718.post-1126315605572615292005-09-09T20:26:00.000-05:002005-09-09T20:26:00.000-05:00Cannot resist this one. The electioneering within local churches this past November wasn't about freedom. It was concerned with solidifying a block of voters by intimating that it isn't possible for an evangelical to vote his own conscience. My personal freedom as an American didn't matter to those consumed with their two issue candidate.<BR/>During the campaign it became frightfully clear that man Christians were being drawn into the idea that evangelical=republican. Our associate had some serious explaining to do after making an overt politicalendorsement from the pulpit, stating: it is obvious who we have to vote for.<BR/>Some will call it reactionary, but I'd rather not be called an evangelical just now. The difference between my freedom in Christ and the freedom offered by this culture has been illustrated to me in a most uncomfortable fashion.<BR/>I'm reminded that many of the political abuses of the mid-30's through the 50's were engineered for the sake of "making the world safe for democracy." Sound familiar?Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16427572372925403415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14122718.post-1126074059309284242005-09-07T01:20:00.000-05:002005-09-07T01:20:00.000-05:00Jeremy,<BR/><BR/>You are very right. Freedom is not the ultimate value. Freedom is only needed in order to love. Love <I>is</I> the ultimate value, because God is love and in the end, only love will remain. So it is a matter of not confusing the means to the end.<BR/><BR/>HansAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14122718.post-1126040067650743212005-09-06T15:54:00.000-05:002005-09-06T15:54:00.000-05:00Well said. Unfortunately, it's just not as obvious to people as it should be. People need to be calling this into question often and loudly. <BR/><BR/>And your son is adorable, by the way!Tara Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14731140188148550752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14122718.post-1126032099126468102005-09-06T13:41:00.000-05:002005-09-06T13:41:00.000-05:00The comment I deleted was spam. I have to make you use the word verification feature now. Sorry.<BR/><BR/>F&TC,<BR/>- JJeremy D. Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15561745596768785374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14122718.post-1126025867437630952005-09-06T11:57:00.000-05:002005-09-06T11:57:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com