Obama's Christian Church for Christians

Umm....

Actually, more Americans would have to change if we followed the Democratic version of Christianity.

- We would have to care for the poor and homeless on our streets, instead of turning our faces away and walking by.
- We would have to care for our environment and work to stem our impact on climate change by driving less (and walking more), stopping our purchases of meat and produce from industrial farms, turning up the thermostat in the summer and turning it down in the winter and cutting down on our use of electricity by getting rid of the plasma TV. And being willing to pay more for products that are manufactured/grown in sustainable ways.
- We would have to protest an unjust war and advocate peaceful methods of reconciliation, rather than flexing our military might and threatening countries that we don't agree with.
- We would have to care about the health and well-being of everyone in our neighborhood, not just our friends and family so....we would have to work toward a day when everyone in the country has affordable minimum health care - not just those lucky enough to work for companies that provide it.
- We would have to give up our accumulation of monetary wealth and focus on accumulation of good works and service to our community.
- We would have to pay attention to ALL the seven deadly sins, in particular Greed, Pride and Gluttony - not just focus on Lust.

Those are the things I can think of, off the top of my head. I actually dislike both parties - neither one really addresses the way I think government should work - but if I have to choose, I would prefer the party that forces our citizens to behave in what is commonly thought of as Christian rather than behaving as they do now - thinking only of themselves and their monetary wealth, ignoring the plight of the people in New Orleans, the Sudan, Iraq, Tibet and China, living in fear of the "other" and selfishly concerned only with themselves and their ability to consume goods and natural resources.

Katie - if anything you were saying about Democrats was true - they would already be doing all of these things on their own without waiting until their party members get in office - you do not need the government's permission or urging to help the people in New Orleans - or keep your yard clean or help out the overwhelmed family that lives down the street - get off your butt and be a blessing to them - with at or near half the county as 'Democrat' - these are things you can already bring into being regardless of which leaders sit in positions of power - if you and like-minded people are willing to pay more for eco-friendly products - then do so. If Democrats are all about not eating mass-produced meat - then don't eat that type of meat. Since your party makes up half the country - just all of you doing these things you mentioned on your own would change the country in a few short months - so why isn't your behavior changing anything? Why is it your belief that Democrats have to be in office before you can do these things? You're quick to say that others should be doing these things, but why don't you and the democrats lead by example and show the rest of us how it's done? You don't need an election to do most of the things you mentioned - you have good ideas so start urging all the democrats to just simply put them into practice instead of just paying lip service to them - seriously, Katie - HALF THE COUNTRY THINKS AS YOU DO, YOU DON'T NEED TO WAIT ON YOUR POLITICIANS BEFORE YOU DO ANY OF THESE THINGS - so just do it - That Ghandi quote is "You must be the change you want to see in the world" - it's not "Others must be the change you want to see in the world" - No one is standing in your way - so what are you waiting for?