A Different Perspective

Faith, Art, Politics, and the Emerging Church

about the podcast/blog

a different perspective from alan hartung on the emerging church, politics, faith, and life

Archive for the 'Politics' Category

A Look at Jesus’ Political Record

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

I found this video via the One for Truth blog.

Read the rest of this entry »

Jesus Creed does Politics — Democrats

Monday, December 10th, 2007

Scot McKnight’s stepping out into a potentially controversial topic… politics. I’m probably voting Green Party again, so I didn’t respond in the comments. If I did vote Democrat, right now it would be for Obama. The reason? I like most of his ideas, his heart seems genuine, and I haven’t been too impressed by anyone [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Michael Spencer hits the nail on the head with the problem of being too politically focused, whether you believe your politics are correct or not. Christians focusing on the political realm for the salvation of the world will develop a pessimistic attitude towards the future and cause them to lean towards solutions which do not [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

To be a Republican, you need to believe…

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

A friend sent me this. Just FYI, I’m not a Democrat. 1. Jesus loves you, and shares your hatred of homosexuals and Hillary Clinton 2. Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him, a bad guy when Bush’s Daddy made war on him , a good guy when Cheney did business with him, and [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Why Al Qaeda Supports the Emergent Church I really thought this had to be satire. Then I read the article. And started reading the comments. The dumbest crap I’ve ever read from a conservative Yes. Those evil people who ask questions about whether followers of the Prince of Peace should be blindly supporting war… those [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Darfur Orders Women Stoned for Adultery

Saturday, March 24th, 2007

Darfur Orders Women Stoned for Adultery: “Khartoum, Sudan – Two ethnic African women from Darfur have been sentenced to death by stoning for committing adultery, while their male partners escaped punishment, a human rights activist said Thursday.” (Via Beliefnet Religion & Spirituality News.) Stoned. Really. The males go free. Does Sudan have oil? We might [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Voter smashes Diebold machine as e-voting problems crop up nationwide – Engadget The highlight of the day, though, has nothing to do with shoddy equipment and everything to do with a crazy voter who attacked a Diebold-brand machine in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Forty-three-year-old Robert Young, a registered independent, apparently believed that the e-voting machines had been [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Man of the Year

Wednesday, October 18th, 2006

I saw Man of the Year tonight, and I think it’s worth seeing in the theater. But… it’s not the movie in the trailers. It should be labeled “dramedy” more than comedy. There’s actual legitimate suspense you’d usually find in a thriller or action movie. And, most of the funny parts are in the trailer. [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Things to Remember on Election Day

Wednesday, October 18th, 2006

A friend of mine sent me this list: Larry Gelbart’s List of Things to Remember on Election Day Iraq Abu Ghraib Guantanamo Unwarranted Phone Taps Unprecedented Powers Unmatched Incompetence Unparalleled Corruption Governor Bob Taft Representative Tom Delay Representative Roy Blunt Representative Ken Calvert Representative John Dolittle Representative Tom Feeney Representative Katherine Harris Representative Jerry Lewis [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Path to Mickey: parody of Path to 9/11

Monday, September 11th, 2006

Path to Mickey: parody of Path to 9/11: “Cory Doctorow: The Path to Mickey is a youtube parody of the Disney movie ‘The Path to 9/11,’ a propaganda film that blames the 9/11 attacks on Bill Clinton. In The Path to Mickey, Mickey Mouse is shown to be the motive force behind Stalinist purges, the [...]

Read the rest of this entry »