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Pam Hogeweide and Emmett Bailey would have much to talk about at a sit-down dinner. They are both active churchgoers, committed to their families, and love their cities—Portland, Oregon, and Richmond, Virginia. Both Pam and Emmett say their reading of Scripture compels them to join current U.S. political movements. The only difference? Pam is an Occupy protester, a decision she says allows her to pursue God's heart for justice, while Emmett is a Tea Party member, which he says ensures that God's gifts of liberty and freedom remain intact.

How can people who share the same faith embrace such different political views? And what does their witness tell us about the state of American politics?

With Liberty or Justice for All: Inside the Occupy and Tea Party Movements

How can people who share the same faith embrace such different politics?

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Christine Thomas

March 14, 2012  1:17pm

Just my 2 cents. The Constitution of the United States is a fine and good document written by men and amended through history, but it is not scripture. And it is certainly not the Gospel. Around my neck of the woods it feels like the Constitution has replaced the Gospel. That saddens me. And it makes singing songs of salvation together very difficult.

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Roger McKinney

March 14, 2012  12:11pm

It tells us that Paul was right when he wrote that no one cares about the truth. The only way to reconcile Christians is for both sides to care more about the truth than they do about their politics. The Tea partiers are closer to the economic truth, but they have a long ways to go on immigration and war.

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