Weblog: A Call to Respect Evangelicals Rises from U.S. News and The New York Times
Jeff Sheler returns to his old magazine, and Nicholas Kristof returns to old subject matter.
Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 4/01/2004 12:00AM
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Ultimately, the issue may be that Christians aren't doing a very good job of being different from their neighbors. But a major part of this is a neglected (or uncommunicated) emphasis on why—not just how and on what points—we're different.
Kristof's conclusion is a fine case in point. "Bigotry toward people based on their faith is just as repugnant as bigotry toward people based on their sexuality," he writes. In other words, he believes that opposition to homosexual activity is based on personal animus. Quite the opposite: biblical Christian opposition to homosexual activity is rooted in the very same compassion that obligates serving the needy. But for some Christians, sadly, Kristof is right—and in such cases so is Wolfe in saying that evangelicals aren't fundamentally different from other Americans. Or Gentiles, and tax collectors, for that matter.
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