Posted on 03/12/2010 4:12:42 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
(CNN) -- An evangelical leader is calling for a boycott of Glenn Beck's television show and challenging the Fox News personality to a public debate after Beck vilified churches that preach economic and social justice.
The Rev. Jim Wallis, president of Sojourners, a network of progressive Christians, says Beck perverted Jesus' message when he urged Christians last week to leave churches that preach social and economic justice.
Wallis says Beck compared those churches to Communists and Nazis.
Wallis says at least 20,000 people have already responded to his call to boycott Beck. He says Beck is confusing his personal philosophy with the Bible.
"He wants us to leave our churches, but we should leave him," Wallis says of Beck. "When your political philosophy is to consistently favor the rich over the poor, you don't want to hear about economic justice."
Wallis says he wants to go on Beck's show to challenge the contention that churches shouldn't preach economic and social justice.
Social and economic justice is at the heart of Jesus' message, Wallis says.
"He's afraid of being challenged on his silly caricatures," Wallis says. "Glenn Beck talks a lot when he doesn't have someone to dialogue with. Is he willing to talk with someone who he doesn't agree with?"
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Jim Wallis is a heretic
“a network of progressive Christians”
Marxists.
Jim Wallis is a hateful human being.
Liberation theology nonsense.
Why are Marxists so touchy about being called what they are?
Socialist, hiding behind the label of Christian.
You got it! “They prate of Jesus, but mean Marx.”
Why the hell do they call Jim Wallis an “evangelical leader”? What a joke. The guy is a Marxist hiding behind his church and exploiting religion to push a leftist agenda. Beck has earned more points in my book since Wallis has attacked him - must be doing something right.
tag for later cause I know what’s probably coming. /popcorn
CNN happy to report this about its ex-employee. Is CNN still on?
Oxymoron. Or maybe the ``Oxy'' is unnecessary.
Father Pfleger, Rev Jeramiah Wright etc.
People who don’t watch Beck anyway.
re: progressive Christians
Uh oh. Nothing good can come from this.
IMHO, every admonition Christ had for taking care of problems were spoken to individuals, not governments. Same for the Apostle Paul. He wrote lots and lots about taking care of the poor and the sick, but every word of it was directed at the Church and individual Christians.
Wolf in sheeps clothing!
What a good point.
Bump
Beck was absolutely right. “Social justice” is not the business of the churches.
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