[Faith-talk] washington seminar

[Julie McGinnity]

If you think about it, Jesus dealt with people of the world.  He told
them when they were doing wrong or being ridiculous about one law or
another.  Granted, most of the laws he opposed stemmed from religious
practices, but they were still the laws.  He protested with the best
of them!  So why shouldn't we?  Of course, we should never let our
concerns with these things consume us or distract us from our
Christian walk.

On 12/17/13, sheila <sleigland at bresnan.net> wrote:
> I do happen to agree with you. I try to treat others the way that I want
> and need to be treated. I don't see in scripture that God wants me to be
> less than anyone else in society. I know that is the days of the bible
> blind people were pitied or even they or there families were blamed for
> what had happened to them.In fact well meaning folks that were concerned
> about my healing made is harder for me to see myself as a loving God
> that I believe in would see me.
> On 12/17/2013 8:28 AM, Kirt wrote:
>> Alright… And granted, I'm coming at this from the outside, but that
>> interpretation is a little hard for me to understand. I sincerely don't
>> mean to offend, but in my mind ignoring things like civil rights and
>> social justice is more like… Not living in the world at all, as opposed to
>> being in the world but not of the world. I read "in the world but not of
>> the world"as an entreaty to get involved in the world, be concerned with
>> the plight of our fellow human beings but don't get so caught up with
>> material temporary things that you lose sight of God or the people around
>> you. I'm agnostic now, but that's how I interpreted it when I was a
>> faithful religious person and, I'm sure I'm biased, but I prefer that
>> point of view to the idea of shunning beneficial social activism in an
>> effort to avoid worldliness. Of course, I'm sure there's another side to
>> this that I don't quite understand.
>> Best,Kirt
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Dec 16, 2013, at 9:27 PM, sheila <sleigland at bresnan.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> some folks believe that we shouldn't be interested in civil rights or
>>> governmental affairs because we live in the world but are not of the
>>> world. and we gave up our rights when we became christians.
>>>> On 12/16/2013 8:36 PM, debby phillips wrote:
>>>> Can you explain a little to me about how you think there is a conflict
>>>> being being a strong Federationist and a strong Christian? I think I
>>>> know what you are saying, but I'd like some specific examples, if you
>>>> wouldn't mind.    Blessings, Debby
>>>>
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-- 
Julie McG
National Association of Guide dog Users board member,  National
Federation of the Blind performing arts division secretary,
Missouri Association of Guide dog Users President,
and Guiding Eyes for the Blind graduate 2008
"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
life."
John 3:16