I posted one of these polls back in May, and I was so pleased with the response and the fact that it fostered dialogue I'm planning to do it at least twice a month, maybe even weekly. Thursday needs a theme, after all. I have (in theory, at least) themes for most days--Multi-media Mondays, Wednesday Link Day, News of the Week (on Sundays). Polls on Thursdays? Needs a catchier name...
So, fill out the survey below. The first three are "serious" questions, the final one just for fun. Please bear in mind: just as important as taking the survey is sharing your thoughts on the questions. Don't let your opinions float around in the ether. Nature abhors a vaccum almost as much as Web 2.0 does. So, let's get some back-and-forth going.
Showing posts with label politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label politics. Show all posts
2008-07-09
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Evangelical Attitudes Survey
Labels: africa, emerging church west virginia, Jesus, politics, poverty, social justice, web 2.0, west virginia christian, west virginia christianity
2008-04-28
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How Would Jesus Vote? Barack Obama and Jeremiah Wright
Labels: barack obama, brian mclaren, emerging church west virginia, how would jesus vote?, jeremiah wright, Jesus, politics, united church of christ, west virginia christian, west virginia christianity
I couldn't care less where Barack Obama goes to church, or who is pastor is. I do care what Obama thinks and believes...but they aren't necessarily the same as what Jeremiah Wright thinks and believes. (Speaking of that, check out this video. I think I'll keep a running diary of it and post here and on Twitter either tonight or tomorrow. Great, great stuff in this video, and another side of a man many of us only know from soundbites.)
My question is this: Did Jeremiah Wright really refuse to affirm Christ as the only way to God at today's meeting with the National Press Club in Washington? If so, it means Wright's beliefs are part of a troubling trend in the 21st century, post-modern church.
Wright, Brian McLaren and others of their ilk apply a rigid standard to Jesus' actual words when it comes to His stance on social justice. I applaud that. Further, I wholeheartedly agree that we, as Christians, have put far too little emphasis on that aspect of our faith, focusing instead on our own spiritual development at the expense of those outside the often country club-like atmosphere of white, suburban, middle-class congregations. Might I, however, submit that those more philsophically on the left are just as guilty as narrowly defining what Christ said and meant as those on the philosophical right?
Why can't those emergent, post-modern "evangelical" leaders apply that same standard to everything Jesus said?
Well, guess what...Jesus also said "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. NO ONE comes to the Father EXCEPT through ME." (emphasis mine)
It works both ways, folks.
I welcome all comments. E-mail feedback to CandidChristian@gmail.com.
My question is this: Did Jeremiah Wright really refuse to affirm Christ as the only way to God at today's meeting with the National Press Club in Washington? If so, it means Wright's beliefs are part of a troubling trend in the 21st century, post-modern church.
Wright, Brian McLaren and others of their ilk apply a rigid standard to Jesus' actual words when it comes to His stance on social justice. I applaud that. Further, I wholeheartedly agree that we, as Christians, have put far too little emphasis on that aspect of our faith, focusing instead on our own spiritual development at the expense of those outside the often country club-like atmosphere of white, suburban, middle-class congregations. Might I, however, submit that those more philsophically on the left are just as guilty as narrowly defining what Christ said and meant as those on the philosophical right?
Why can't those emergent, post-modern "evangelical" leaders apply that same standard to everything Jesus said?
Well, guess what...Jesus also said "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. NO ONE comes to the Father EXCEPT through ME." (emphasis mine)
It works both ways, folks.
I welcome all comments. E-mail feedback to CandidChristian@gmail.com.
2008-04-25
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No Tags for Jesus
Labels: emerging church west virginia, Jesus, politics, west virginia christian, west virginia christianity
Proposed Christian license plate hits roadblock.
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2008-04-10
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For or Against the War in Iraq (part one)
Labels: Iraq war, politics
Here's an anti-war message. I'll bring you the other side tomorrow.
A Call to Lament and Repent.
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A Call to Lament and Repent.
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2008-04-07
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How Would Jesus Vote: NYU/NSF Survey
Labels: election, how would jesus vote?, politics
I've been asked by some students at New York University to help them with a political survey they are conducting. Here's their description:
"A research team from the psychology department at New York University, headed by Professor Yaacov Trope and supported by the National Science Foundation, is investigating the cognitive causes of voting behavior, political preferences, and candidate evaluations throughout the course of the 2008 election. This stage of the study focuses on the information people use to inform their decisions and evaluations during the course of the nationwide parties' nominating contests, whether or not the primary/caucus in their state has already taken place. They seek respondents of all political leanings from all over the country to complete a 15-minute questionnaire, the responses to which will be completely anonymous."
If you are interested in participating, click here to take part in the survey. (The actual link is http://www.psychsurveys.org/brietruesdell/2008primaries/)
This is all legit and on the up-and-up, I've been assured. So, if you have some spare time, let's help them out.
OK?
OK.
"A research team from the psychology department at New York University, headed by Professor Yaacov Trope and supported by the National Science Foundation, is investigating the cognitive causes of voting behavior, political preferences, and candidate evaluations throughout the course of the 2008 election. This stage of the study focuses on the information people use to inform their decisions and evaluations during the course of the nationwide parties' nominating contests, whether or not the primary/caucus in their state has already taken place. They seek respondents of all political leanings from all over the country to complete a 15-minute questionnaire, the responses to which will be completely anonymous."
If you are interested in participating, click here to take part in the survey. (The actual link is http://www.psychsurveys.org/brietruesdell/2008primaries/)
This is all legit and on the up-and-up, I've been assured. So, if you have some spare time, let's help them out.
OK?
OK.
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