Nowhere In The Hebrew Scriptures Does It

Jesus Refers To The Poor Over And Over Again. There Are 2,000 Verses Of Scripture That Call Upon Us To Respond To The Needs Of The Poor. And Yet, I Find That When Christians Talked About Values In This Last Election That Was Not On The Agenda, That Was Not A Concern. If You Were To Get The Voter Guide Of The Christian Coalition, That Does Not Rate. They Talk More About Tax Cuts For People Who Are Wealthy Than They Do About Helping Poor People Who Are In Desperate Straits.

I Think There Are Other Issues That The Democrats Could Use To Rally Evangelicals. There Are A Lot Of Us, For Instance, Who Believe That The Bible Calls Us To Be Environmentally Responsible.

I Contend That It's Impossible To Read The Sermon On The Mount And Not Come Out Against Capital Punishment.

Often, We Ignore The Fact That Our Spiritual Condition And Psychological State Of Mind Are Highly Affected By What Is Happening To Us Physically. Sometimes Depression Is Simply The Result Of Exhaustion.

President Bush Once Said That Marriage Is A Sacred Institution And Should Be Reserved For The Union Of One Man And One Woman. If This Is The Case - And Most Americans Would Agree With Him On This - Then I Have To Ask: Why Is The Government At All Involved In Marrying People?