tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231030211966559899.post7573949320312161380..comments2023-08-24T07:33:56.128-04:00Comments on It Starts with Me...Living a Whole, Healthy Life: What Really Is An Evangelical Christian?PatriciaWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04572087157439187319noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231030211966559899.post-27270442171394061562008-09-22T10:26:00.000-04:002008-09-22T10:26:00.000-04:00Thanks for stopping by Angela and Ty!Thanks for stopping by Angela and Ty!PatriciaWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04572087157439187319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231030211966559899.post-2293204575446239522008-09-21T23:53:00.000-04:002008-09-21T23:53:00.000-04:00Wow! I just found your blog and I could not AGREE ...Wow! I just found your blog and I could not AGREE more. <BR/><BR/>I agree with some of the things "evangelicals" support. But don't put no label on me because I'm a Christian. I'm walking with Christ as the head and he came to banish legalism and establish grace.<BR/><BR/>You can't take on issues that really boil down to someone's FREE WILL and then make that THE ISSUE to focus on. Not in this day and age. I do believe Jesus called us to take care of the poor, widows and orphans. Our economy and healthcare are in crisis mode where regular working class people struggle from paycheck to paycheck. That simply should not be.<BR/><BR/>Don't get me started on the war thing either. Using FEAR tactics, when God says you should not have a spirit of FEAR. I don't even listen to the news sometimes or listen to other folks because I'm wondering are we reading the same bible or what?<BR/><BR/>Whew. I said a mouthful. LOL! I will be back to check out your blog!Tyora Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12081489555323993132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231030211966559899.post-86486245171848843592008-09-21T22:52:00.000-04:002008-09-21T22:52:00.000-04:00Thank you so much for this post. That's all I can...Thank you so much for this post. That's all I can say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231030211966559899.post-60229008375121828032008-09-19T16:00:00.000-04:002008-09-19T16:00:00.000-04:00Excellent points. Saddly enough no one will say i...Excellent points. Saddly enough no one will say it, but if we look at the make-up of Evangelical Christians we see they are made up of majority white church goers. Minority church goers are normally not assumed or categorized as Evangelical Christians. But it speaks to a broader baseline issue that is never addressed properly or challenged.....Racism in the Church. <BR/>That racism is the baseline of this identity then it moves to literal convenient interpretation of the bible verus the "Gospel of Grace". <BR/>We live under grace not the law. Many Evangelical Christians love Jesus Christ but want people to live under the law. Abortion and related right/left political regilous issues it seems they view from "behind the veil". Thus Obama's race and understanding of Grace makes him a "suspect Christian" in thier eyes. Although the bible says "judge ye not".Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933030433305718316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231030211966559899.post-19482887833370683622008-09-19T09:29:00.000-04:002008-09-19T09:29:00.000-04:00I'm in the middle of a week-long, thought-provokin...I'm in the middle of a week-long, thought-provoking discussion with a McCain supporter, going back and forth over the issue of abortion. It's actually been very polite and quite interesting, although we'll never see eye to eye, I suspect.<BR/><BR/>But he's just one of many who truly feel that there is something somehow less Christian about people who don't share their views. I find that sad more than anything.PatriciaWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04572087157439187319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231030211966559899.post-50812788230586001402008-09-19T07:18:00.000-04:002008-09-19T07:18:00.000-04:00Preach, sister, preach!I'm sick and tired of Chris...Preach, sister, preach!<BR/><BR/>I'm sick and tired of Christians, particularly black Christians who act as if abortiona and homosexuality are the only biblical issues involved in this or any election. The Bible talks ten times more about taking care of the poor, the hungry, and the disenfrancished than it does about either abortion or homosexuality. How can these people go with a party that claims to be "God's party" but ignores the biblical mandates to care for these people. <BR/><BR/>I've had it. The Republicans had eight years to show me what they think of people who aren't white, rich or educated. I'M DONE!Chicki Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866110558880351017noreply@blogger.com