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Evangelicals singing a new tune
Posted By katie allison granju
Apparently, there’s a growing debate within conservative Christianity over whether evangelicals should involve themselves in politics:
The manifesto seeks to redefine evangelical as a religious term, rather than as shorthand for social or political conservatives.
But Robert Parham, director of the Nashville Baptist Center for Ethics, said the manifesto was too little, too late. Many of the signers were supporters of the Religious Right, he said, and have now changed their tune as conservative Republican political power has waned.
“It’s kind of hard to see how they are now going to advance a kindler, gentler evangelicalism based on their past behavior,” he said. “Had they begun by saying that they were wrong on the war in Iraq, wrong on global warming, wrong on torture, then they might have a little more credibility.”
Most of the evangelical statement focuses on theology and lists seven key beliefs of evangelicals. They are: Jesus being the only Savior; his atonement for human sin on the cross; salvation through faith alone; spiritual rebirth; the Bible as the ultimate guide for Christian faith and conduct; the personal return of Jesus in the future; and the importance of sharing the faith.
May 9th, 2008
