In this blog entry, Wallis suggests "Five Rules of Christian Civility":
1. We Christians should be in the pocket of no political party, but should evaluate both candidates and parties by our biblically-based moral compass.
2. We don't vote on only one issue, but see biblical foundations for our concerns over many issues.
3. We advocate for a consistent ethic of life from womb to tomb, and one that challenges the selective moralities of both the left and the right.
4. We will respect the integrity of our Christian brothers and sisters in their sincere efforts to apply Christian commitments to the important decisions of this election, knowing that people of faith and conscience will be voting both ways in this election year.
5. We will not attack our fellow Christians as Democratic or Republican partisans, but rather will expect and respect the practice of putting our faith first in this election year, even if we reach different conclusions.
2. We don't vote on only one issue, but see biblical foundations for our concerns over many issues.
3. We advocate for a consistent ethic of life from womb to tomb, and one that challenges the selective moralities of both the left and the right.
4. We will respect the integrity of our Christian brothers and sisters in their sincere efforts to apply Christian commitments to the important decisions of this election, knowing that people of faith and conscience will be voting both ways in this election year.
5. We will not attack our fellow Christians as Democratic or Republican partisans, but rather will expect and respect the practice of putting our faith first in this election year, even if we reach different conclusions.
The comments that follow this post are fascinating. Here are two particularly thoughtful observations:
- People of faith are cynically allowing themselves to be divided -- and then conquered -- through the constant use of a lexicon of discord and incivility.
- Civility has nothing to do with how one votes and everything to do with how you treat others who vote differently.
- People of faith are cynically allowing themselves to be divided -- and then conquered -- through the constant use of a lexicon of discord and incivility.
- Civility has nothing to do with how one votes and everything to do with how you treat others who vote differently.
Wise words.
1 comment:
"Womb to tomb."
Words to live by. And perhaps the most difficult to achieve.
Completely fantastic.
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