"Christian" Coalition rejects call for compassion

[Trancendental]

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The president-elect of the Christian Coalition of America resigned his post Monday.

Rev. Joel C. Hunter cited a difference in philosophy over which issues the conservative Christian organization, in his opinion, should embrace.

Currently the senior pastor of the Northland Church in Longwood, Florida, Hunter was to assume the presidency in January.

But Hunter said CCA leaders resisted his calls to expand their issue base.

"I wanted to expand the issues from only moral ones -- such as opposing abortion and redefining marriage -- to include compassion issues such as poverty, justice, and creation care," Hunter said in a statement. "We need to care as much for the vulnerable outside the womb as inside the womb."

Hunter also said he wanted to focus on rebuilding the CCA's once powerful grassroots network -- an appeal he says board members rejected.

"After initial willingness to consider these changes, the board of the CCA decided, 'that is fine, but that is not who we are,' " Hunter said.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/28/christian.coalition/index.html

"Poverty, justice, and creation care" - oh my! That sounds like the foul demon offspring of liberalism.

The hell with that, let's go burn some witches.

 

[mykevermin]

Well, if you read Matthew 6:4-5, you'd see that Jesus was quoted as saying " the poor. Why can't they just get a goddamned job?"

It makes sense when viewed from that angle.

 

[trq]

I love that things like "justice" count as "compassion" issues, not "moral" ones.

Do these people just make up their own definitions for words?

And what the is "creation care"?

 

[1modernboy]

[quote name='trq']
And what the is "creation care"?[/quote]
AKA Evangelical environmentalism. Think green Christains.

 

[trq]

[quote name='1modernboy']AKA Evangelical environmentalism. Think green Christains.
[/QUOTE]

Huh. Somehow that seems like a combination likely to attract the fanatical, but it's nice to see the lines being redrawn like that.

 

[mykevermin]

[quote name='1modernboy']AKA Evangelical environmentalism. Think green Christains.
[/QUOTE]

What a bunch of hooey. Why would Jesus put all that oil in the ANWR if he didn't want us to drill there?

 

[Giant Robo]

Well, when you think about it, it's a lot more satisfying to know there are starving, sick children suffering horribly from disease in this country, but at least we're stopping Joe and Mark from having a fabulous wedding reception. Praise be.

 

[E-Z-B]

I hope the Christian Coalition burns in hell.

 

[Ikohn4ever]

[quote name='mykevermin']Well, if you read Matthew 6:4-5, you'd see that Jesus was quoted as saying " the poor. Why can't they just get a goddamned job?"

It makes sense when viewed from that angle.[/QUOTE]


Lets also not forget "Blessed are the cheesemakers" and "The Greek will inherit the earth"