This Sunday I will be teaching on our role as followers of Jesus and how it relates to our political context. Things aren’t what they used to be, “We aren’t in Kansas anymore Todo!”
Our nation is now more than ever a post-Christian context. Being a follower of Jesus is no longer the common ground we have as Americans. What does that mean for us now? It is a challenge we must rise to and not retreat from.
There is a section in the Evangelical Manifesto pages 14-18 in particular. http://www.anevangelicalmanifesto.com/manifesto.php that give us some challenges in how to relate politically in a new and challenging way.
A Civil Square is a place where we as followers of Jesus can engage in the political arena on a level American field of conversation. My faith is a part of who I am as an American. That faith is one of many in America, but it is one. Take your faith seriously and don’t back down from who you are as an American Citizen.
However, this is America, and we value the freedom of “all religions.” That has a high price tag. Don’t take that for granted either! Not all nations are so inclined to value this freedom to worship as we choose.
