Comments on: Would Jesus Vote? http://www.ryanbolger.com/?p=186 Exploring what it means to be the church in contemporary culture Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:51:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Dress-Down Friday: Post-Election Edition http://www.ryanbolger.com/?p=186&cpage=1#comment-1002 Dress-Down Friday: Post-Election Edition Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:44:54 +0000 http://www.ryanbolger.com/?p=186#comment-1002 [...] Would Jesus Vote? [...] [...] Would Jesus Vote? [...]

]]> By: Why I Voted « HarvestBoston http://www.ryanbolger.com/?p=186&cpage=1#comment-1001 Why I Voted « HarvestBoston Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:16:39 +0000 http://www.ryanbolger.com/?p=186#comment-1001 [...] Ryan Bolger put into words my rationale for voting better than anyone had before: We need to ask, for a particular context and time, is voting a liberating or an oppressive activity? Was voting a Jesus-like activity in South Africa when blacks voted for the first time in 1994? I would say it was. Is voting a Jesus-like thing when a one-party government has 99% support? Probably not — voting would reinforce the illusion of support that those in power hold. [...] [...] Ryan Bolger put into words my rationale for voting better than anyone had before: We need to ask, for a particular context and time, is voting a liberating or an oppressive activity? Was voting a Jesus-like activity in South Africa when blacks voted for the first time in 1994? I would say it was. Is voting a Jesus-like thing when a one-party government has 99% support? Probably not — voting would reinforce the illusion of support that those in power hold. [...]

]]> By: Brad Bowen http://www.ryanbolger.com/?p=186&cpage=1#comment-1000 Brad Bowen Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:16:59 +0000 http://www.ryanbolger.com/?p=186#comment-1000 Ryan, you've made my bookmarks list...this is great stuff! And by the way, I had to use your Obama vote post to deflect some of the extreme heat I've been getting in South Georgia for being part of the Obama camp. It's crazy around here! One of my favorite questions I was asked recently: "So you're in favor of killing babies?!?" Seeing the futility of a discussion, I just had to reply, "And you're not?" :) Ryan, you’ve made my bookmarks list…this is great stuff!

And by the way, I had to use your Obama vote post to deflect some of the extreme heat I’ve been getting in South Georgia for being part of the Obama camp. It’s crazy around here! One of my favorite questions I was asked recently: “So you’re in favor of killing babies?!?” Seeing the futility of a discussion, I just had to reply, “And you’re not?” :)

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