Obama and McCain slogans: Fit for Christians?
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by on 30-08-2008
Tagged Under : obama, usa
During this fervent political election season I am confident that commercials and flyers have flooded your television and mailbox. It seems impossible to turn on the news without hearing the latest from the campaign trails. Candidates’ quotes and sound bites reverberate at work, at school, at home, and at the gym. There is no escape.
For months, we’ve heard Senator Obama call for a change of, and hope in, Washington. “Let us restore our hope in Washington by changing Washington,” his sound bite relays over and over. Likewise, Senator McCain has repeatedly promoted, “Country First;” an obvious plea for voters and politicians to place the good ol’ USA at the top of their list.
However, I am not convinced that either of these battle cries is faithful to our Christian calling. Is our “hope” really found in Washington? Should we really put our country “first?” Would it not be more faithful for [...]
