Voting -- or Not

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

“Love your enemies.” That’s probably a misquote, according to most of church history.

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy One,

Please identify yourself when you call. Too many people mistakenly identify someone else’s voice as yours.
Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“I look forward to reading The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Reflexology. It will fill a gap in my healing techniques.”

[Uh-huh. God of the gaps? I think not.]

D. Blog: Election Process

Our procedures in the US for choosing the “leader” of the herd don’t seem to make a lot of sense, or work very well. Many of our citizens opt out of the process because of that and because it seems that it won’t make much difference – even though we all know we have to live with the consequences of our choices.

Part of my understanding as a Christian is that Jesus pointed to an alternative sort of divine administration, one that offers a hope of true justice and peace, one that builds on the ways of forgiveness and compassion, one that invites us to overcome our fears and transform those we identify as enemies into neighbors and friends.

I think that’s what it means when we say “thy dominion come.” A candidate whose platform resonates with that vision will get my support.