Comments on: A Confession of A Modern Evangelical Part 2 http://circuschurch.com/2008/12/12/a-confession-of-a-modern-evangelical-part-2/ god, church, creativity, and other crazy things in my head. Thu, 05 Mar 2009 02:17:44 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Andy http://circuschurch.com/2008/12/12/a-confession-of-a-modern-evangelical-part-2/#comment-39 Andy Sat, 17 Jan 2009 02:14:00 +0000 http://circuschurch.wordpress.com/?p=94#comment-39 Derrak, First, I've been praying for you when I think of you, and for your church in Gainsville and its witness to the gospel. But I had to ask: What IS the government supposed to do if it is not in the business of legislating right and legislating against wrong? I agree that the separation of church and state is a boon (see D. G. Hart's superb recent book on the subject). And so I don't want the government legislating based solely on the dictates of sacred texts. But every time the government takes a bill and makes it a law, it is saying "There is such a thing as right and wrong--morality--and we acknowledge this to be right and this to be wrong, so far as we understand." Probably what you don't like hearing about is the Religious Right saying "pass this law; it's right because the bible says it's right, period." I totally share your disgust concerning this approach. But one has to recognize that the government is always legislating morality. If it's not legislating morality, what IS it legislating?? Just some thoughts, bro. -ARS Derrak,

First, I’ve been praying for you when I think of you, and for your church in Gainsville and its witness to the gospel.

But I had to ask: What IS the government supposed to do if it is not in the business of legislating right and legislating against wrong? I agree that the separation of church and state is a boon (see D. G. Hart’s superb recent book on the subject). And so I don’t want the government legislating based solely on the dictates of sacred texts.

But every time the government takes a bill and makes it a law, it is saying “There is such a thing as right and wrong–morality–and we acknowledge this to be right and this to be wrong, so far as we understand.”

Probably what you don’t like hearing about is the Religious Right saying “pass this law; it’s right because the bible says it’s right, period.” I totally share your disgust concerning this approach. But one has to recognize that the government is always legislating morality. If it’s not legislating morality, what IS it legislating??

Just some thoughts, bro.

-ARS

]]> By: robyn beckley vining http://circuschurch.com/2008/12/12/a-confession-of-a-modern-evangelical-part-2/#comment-38 robyn beckley vining Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:41:00 +0000 http://circuschurch.wordpress.com/?p=94#comment-38 well spoken, derrak. grace and shalom to you, and i hope those who disagree do so with kindess and integrity. -rb.vining (btw, you'd get kicked out of the NAE with that blog, unfortunately. what a disappointment.) well spoken, derrak. grace and shalom to you, and i hope those who disagree do so with kindess and integrity. -rb.vining (btw, you’d get kicked out of the NAE with that blog, unfortunately. what a disappointment.)

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