Uh, no.
What MacArthur said is the moral equivalent of "I am not getting in that pool with all them negros."
And you blog about how right he is.
Petronski,
You think this way becuase you probably identify by a label “Catholic” and not by a truth, “Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life.” When you define yourself by something you BELIEVE and not by an establishment you’re a part of or by the color of your skin, then you will not participate in anything that compromises your belief.
Macarthur doesn’t see the document as productive. Christ didn’t come to establish morality (the Jews were quite “moral”) or to stand up to Caesar. Christ came to save and redeem SINNERS—of which we are all, whether you’re gay or straight, whether you’re pregnant or you’ve had an abortion. WE ARE ALL SINNERS in desperate need of redemption by Christ. Faith transforms, and transformed individuals will transform society regardless of who’s at Caesar’s throne. Change comes from within. From inside out. I believe the document is promoting change from the oustside in.
I don’t recall any of the early members of the persecuted church signing “Manhattan Declarations” and calling on their abusive governments to respect them...Yet they continued to stand for the faith.
I've got a feeling McArthur would climb into a pool filled with 'Negro' Christians...