I finally got around to watching one of the “God’s Warriors” specials that I DVR’ed last month.Â? It was the Christian one and I found it horribly lacking in spectrum when referring to evangelical Christianity.Â? For one, it showed mostly Jerry Falwell and his minions who are trying to re-structure the Supreme Court.Â? To her benefit, Christiane Amanpour *DID* interview Jimmy Carter who *IS* one of the most visible Christians today and who has done immeasurably more out of office than in.

I think the thing that irritated me most was the failure of everyone shown to understand that the Gospel and bringing about the kingdom doesn’t involve getting one political party to dominate the government.Â? I know that Jesus wasn’t about all that and that the Son of God does not belong to either major political party.Â? Instead, I think Jesus would have been all about the work of groups like International Justice Mission,Â? ModestNeeds.Org, Kiva, and Lutheran World Relief.Â? In fact, the social justice plank of the Democrats’ platform resembles more of what Jesus wanted.

How do I know that Jesus wouldn’t have been rarin’ to go for the morals and the changing of the court?Â? Because that’s not what He fought for in his lifetime.Â? He healed the sick, cured the lame, and gave the outcast some standing.Â? Oh yes… let’s not forget that the Israelites were exiled back in the day because they focused on being so perfectly right while ignoring the commands to take care of the widow and orphan.

It just makes me sick to see people like James Dobson railing about the immorality of this country while ignoring the fact that there are people starving and dying in the world.Â? Why didn’t we hear massive pleas from all the talking heads to contribute to aid funds for the earthquakes in Peru?Â? Is it because they’re all poor and not on the radar of Dr. Dobson and others in the “moral majority”?Â? What is so freaking moral about a bunch of men who ignore the sick and dying in order to pontificate about what they believe???

Jesus, please save me from some of your followers!