President Bush has become what he said he would be, a uniter: both conservatives and liberals are united in thinking that he has taken the country off track.
Since 9/11 Americans ahve been vulnerable to a politics of fear. A number of presidential candidates are only too eager to play on these fears as they try to present themselves as tough on terrorism.
Christians should have something to bring to this discussion, since they know that there is no absolute safety or security and that it is dangerous to attempt to establish absolute security; that we cannot put ultimate faith in technology, the military or government leaders; that there are worse fates than death, such as the loss of our souls; that we should regard all peoples, even our enemies, as children of God with whom we should engage;
and that we need to work together with others to try to resolve the problems of poverty, disease, hunger and environmental degradation.
- "Taking Inventory", The Christian Century, June 26, 2007
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