Barb's Burblings

A brief detour into seriousness

This op-ed piece, written by a former Repbulican Senator from Missouri, does a really good job articulating how I feel about faith and politics. Basically, just because conservative Christians say they represent Christians doesn't mean that they do.

By contrast, moderate Christians see ourselves, literally, as moderators. Far from claiming to possess God's truth, we claim only to be imperfect seekers of the truth. We reject the notion that religion should present a series of wedge issues useful at election time for energizing a political base. We believe it is God's work to practice humility, to wear tolerance on our sleeves, to reach out to those with whom we disagree, and to overcome the meanness we see in today's politics.