Word: moralisms
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...Pentecost 2006, a conference hosted by faith-based NGOs “Sojourners” and “Call to Renewal.” Unlike conservative Christians, who were mobilized by issues like gay marriage and abortion, we were here to tell politicians that they have a moral obligation to end child poverty in the United States and extreme poverty around the world...
While I would never advocate for my religious beliefs to be enforced on others, I want politicians to pass laws based on their moral convictions, which are often tied to their religious beliefs. Hence I cannot agree with my secular friends that any mention of religion should be omitted from policy debates, especially when referring to a creed shared across religions, such as the need for society to care for the poor...
...umbrellas huddled in front of the Capitol, I felt the weight of Rev. Jim Wallis’ sermon from the night before—that we were the foundation for a new social movement that would remind politicians that poverty is a manifestation of a nation’s moral lapse, of its unwillingness to help the poor. This movement would fill a void in the soul of the nation, and provide a home for people who believe that morality should guide policy, but that a “culture of life” extends beyond protecting the unborn...
...when they enter into a liberal or progressive context.” He proclaimed to a wide audience what many of us progressive Christians had been feeling all along: that our faith motivates us to fight poverty, but we want to do so by appealing to common moral principles that are shared across religions. I couldn’t agree with him more...
...Bush administration has put the "moral clarity" of refusing to engage with an elected Hamas government above the realpolitik needed to manage a volatile region. Nor is it inclined to restrain Israel from actions that may have irreversible negative consequences. It has, in other words, left itself little scope to orchestrate a calming of the situation through pressure both on Israel and key Arab players. Gaza therefore reveals a certain paradox in the U.S.-Israel relationship: the closer the Bush administration has positioned itself alongside Israel, the less valuable its friendship may have become. After all, the best kind...