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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Teach a man to fish...
vs.
Give a man a fish and feed him for a day.
While I know that verse is often used to talk about saving souls...it also demonstrates Jesus wasn’t into redistribution of wealth. He was talking about redistribution of knowledge.
Most Christians I know ARE for economic and social justice.
Economic justice means paying people fairly for the work they perform, letting people keep what they earn without envying them, donating to private charities to help those who cannot take care of themselves, etc.
Social justice means treating people equally, not showing favoritism to the poor or rich or treating people differently based on external appearance. etc.
Whatever this evangelical leader is preaching, it sure doesn’t sound like Christianity to me!
Wallis is a donkey shill.
“While I know that verse is often used to talk about saving souls...it also demonstrates Jesus wasnt into redistribution of wealth. He was talking about redistribution of knowledge.”
good on you ;-D
Be clear. "Social justice" churches are opposed in principle to private charity. They consider it the duty of government, and do not encourage private charity, considering it a temporary effort pending the government's shouldering its full responsibility.
And that's the truth that the media will never tell you--there is nothing "just" about "social justice."
Taxation with jail time it’s charity it’s robbery
Work or Perish the only true political slogan-Ezra Taft Benson
LOL! No, I guess he didn't. But what did He preach?
“repent, for the Kingdom of God is near.”
for one thing
Wallis’/social justice version: “The poor are exploited. Let us picket Rome and write grievances to Herod to appeal for more welfare as well as universal health care from Rome. I have not come here as an offering for salvation, but to blame the rich. Yes, a rich man will lend me a tomb for around 3 days, but remember, capitalism is of the devil” Remember also, all faiths are equal, what I am doing here is just an alternative way, pilfer the rich, let the elites run the show."
Jim, one of the commandments in my Bible says “You shall not steal”. Is it in yours?
How did you learn about Jim Wallis? Give us your testimony.
No offense, but that statement doesn't make sense. Without social justice there is no freedom of religion.
kittykat77: “I’m not being snarkastic. I really want to know. If Jesus was not preaching this, then what was he preaching?”
Jesus wasn’t here to fix this world. He was here to fix sinful people. Getting spiritually right with God is paramount.
Once someone is spiritually right with God, they will behave in ways that result in true social and economic justice. There’s simply no biblical evidence that Christ wanted his followers to be Marxists.
So we don't have freedom of religion unless we have Marxist wealth redistribution under the guise of religion? THAT makes no sense.
Wallis is a dopey socialist that gets pumped up by the left wing statist media. He’s an embassassment. I would bet you that if Beck did agree to a debate then Wallis would suddenly find some reason why he couldn’t make it. The left likes to promote these people who are basically socialist marxists who have a “christian” cover.
Social justice is a code word for evangelical marxism.
The Law/good news, and then by His actions, full filled the Law. Pretty simple, but there are earthly rackets to be had.
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