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FOOLISH THINGS

When Red Is Blue

Why I am not a Red-Letter Christian.

Stan Guthrie | posted 10/11/2007 08:44AM

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Related Elsewhere:

Campolo first published his response to Guthrie's column on God's Politics: A Blog by Jim Wallis and Friends, a channel of Beliefnet.

He further explained what a red-letter Christian is on Beliefnet.

Sojourners has a section on RLCs which includes bios, news, and short explanations of their movement.

Stan Guthrie's other columns are available on our site.

Stumbling After Jesus | The Christian life was never meant to be a cakewalk. (July 10, 2007)

Don't Cede the High Ground | Our abortion views don't rest on sociological data. (April 25, 2007)

Living with the Darwin Fish | Why the discovery of yet another 'missing link' doesn't destroy my faith. (March 13, 2007)

The Scandal of Forgiveness | Want to shock your neighbors? Try forgiving them. (December 28, 2006)

Guthrie keeps a blog at StanGuthrie.com.

The January 2003 issue of Christianity Today featured a profile of Campolo (one of the top 25 most influential preachers, according to PreachingToday.com), "The Positive Prophet." Related articles include "Tony Talks Too Much," "Candidate Campolo," "Why Clinton Likes Campolo," "One Lord, One Faith, One Voice?," "Ethnic Cleansing, Genocide, and Plain Old Murder," "Rift Opens Among Evangelicals on AIDS Funding," and "Return to Sender?"

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Rick	Posted: October 24, 2007 12:34 AM

One star for Guthrie and 5 for Tony. I am neither red nor blue, my allegiance is to God. Yes that allgeiance is way above my country and the hyper-political times we live. Increasingly I am disgusted by the two parties and most elected and public officials, as they pander to monied interest. My prayer is that I could turn my back on it all and concentrate on what is means to not only beleive but to follow in obediance without my culture, nation, or even what I desire affecting my becoming a follower of Jesu Christ ... a kingdom person.

Shayne

Posted: October 23, 2007 3:28 PM


If Jesus really did replace ANY of the teachings of Moses, whether on marriage or diet or when to worship, then, by God's own definition in Deuteronomy 13, Jesus is a false prophet. He can be a false prophet or He can be the Messiah. He can't be both. We should study the Gopels through the lens of the Torah.... NOT the other way around. The Torah is the foundation of all God-Breathed Scripture.

cmrk3

Posted: October 23, 2007 8:53 AM

The issue is not whether Christianity is Republican or Democrat (this is a side issue)- it is whether evangelical Christianity is pro-poor or pro-rich, blind to the needs of minorities or racially integrated, pro-war or pro-peace, sexist or non-sexist, progressive or old fashioned, pro-tattoo or anti-tattoo, pro-environment or anti-environment, pro-life or pro-death, right or wrong. If Christianity encourages people to be self destructive and greedy - why believe in it?

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