Comments on: Evangelicalism and politics

By: Jon Ericson

Jon Ericson — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 01:24:25 +0000

Thank you very much for the compliment. I hope you will enjoy the other contributors in this space for the rest of the month.

Personally, I think the Puritans are fine role models, but they certainly ought not be placed on a pedestal. This is the reason, I think, that God gave us diversity in the Church: so that we will not worship any man but Jesus.

By: Peter Turner

Peter Turner — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:47:10 +0000

Too bad Prop. 34 failed. How does that correspond to the Romney/Obama split?

What I'd really like to see is the percentage of Catholics who voted for Romney and Prop. 34. That's probably the same as the percentage of us who stay awake through Mass.

By: Rob Ericson

Rob Ericson — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:50:26 +0000

Excellent piece! Another point about our founding fathers: the separation of church and state is critical to our freedoms and faith. They say that the Baptists of New England sent Thomas Jefferson an ox cart-size cheese in gratitude for this important principle. Also reading about Bonhoeffer and his resistance to the appropriation of the church by the Nazis reinforces this point.

By: Jon Ericson

Jon Ericson — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:04:37 +0000

If you happen to be a Californian, this election will be far more important because of Proposition 34 (eliminating the death penalty) and 36 (reducing the cost of our 3-strikes sentencing law). We have far more influence on our society when voting on these proposals than we will on any Federal office. Please register your vote!