[Mrs. Don-o]

Ron Sider's 1977 book "Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger" had all the faults you describ, Alex; but he was admitting he was wrong about statism, Marxism, population control even when I knew him (over 20 years ago) and since then has written frequently in favor of the right to life, against abortion and even against homosexuality, which he calls immoral.

I myself would be consumed with shame and indignation if I were to be perpetually judged by some of the the ignorant rubbish I expounded on in the 1970's.

Sider has admitted his mistakes and learned from his critics since then. We should be more just in our judgments: let's give him credit for allowing himself to be changed by accurate criticism. It's a virtue all of us would do well to acquire.

[Alex Murphy]

Ron Sider's 1977 book "Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger" had all the faults you describ, Alex; but he was admitting he was wrong about statism, Marxism, population control even when I knew him (over 20 years ago) and since then has written frequently in favor of the right to life, against abortion and even against homosexuality, which he calls immoral.

Sider was a signee on the petition to the NEA to carry out Richard Cizik's "vision of a broad Christian moral agenda" (remember Richard Cizik?), and a signee on the globalist Evangelical response to "Caritas In Veritate". It's almost impossible to find Ron's signature without Jim Wallis' name appearing alongside it. All of them are part of the Evangelicals for Obama club.