Comments on: Social Activism and Christian Mission

By: Tahir Imran

Tahir Imran — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:22:17 +0000

Dear in Christ,

Greetings in the name of Jesus,

This is nice to know about your ministry and how you are serving the people of God.

Blessings,

In Him,
Pastor Tahir Imran
Pakistan

By: George Mendez

George Mendez — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:44:12 +0000

I am doing some research on social activism and Christianity. My personal opinion is that the mission of the church is to “Go Into the World and Preach the Gospel to every Creature”. No one has the right to change or add to that mission.
Now, do you think my viewpoint is too narrow?

By: Tyler

Tyler — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:54:44 +0000

Hey Julie-

Newish reader. Finally got around to commenting on your post. Well written. I guess the other side of the coin and the question I pose is….is it our job to push our beliefs onto society? is there anything within the Bible that you think totally justifies that?

By: Julie Clawson

Julie Clawson — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:02:05 +0000

Holly – I saw about the passage of the Jubilee Act – fantastic. Let’s just hope it can be effective this time around.

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By: Bryan Riley

Bryan Riley — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:02:17 +0000

This is a great post. It doesn’t sound angry and it demonstrates well your heart. I hadn’t heard the joke about the rock stars crying out… chuckle. And I really like you pulling in Wilberforce, especially as people can more readily relate to the picture given Amazing Grace.

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By: Holly

Holly — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:13:18 +0000

Julie -

This is an excellent post! It’s great timing – the Jubilee Act passed the House of Representatives today with a majority vote. There are so many churches and religious groups who advocated for its passage – Praise GOD! The act would further efforts for debt relief to the world’s poorest nations. I firmly believe the church needs to speak out about the great injustices of our time – extreme poverty, the growing gap between the rich and poor in the United States and the lack of access to resources like health care and financial assets for low-income folks. Imagine if William Wilberforce remained silent on slavery…or if the church remained silent on labor rights, the civil rights movement, etc. I really don’t want to be part of a nation where the voices of concerned people of faith fail to shape public policy. I continue to pray that our churches open themselves to a theology that invites us to social action.

By: Karl

Karl — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:23:02 +0000

That’s a great post Julie. You write in an inclusive way that draws in as allies all who support social activism as a part of Christian mission. It’s sad but true that what you write would nevertheless be seen as controversial by some Christians.