Rev. Mike nails the "New Evangelicals"

The "New Evangelicals" are, supposedly, about social change and, supposedly, not about politics. They speak of God not being a Democrat or Republican (I guess He's one of them-there independents).

Of course, they make about as much sense as the term "non-denominational". Rev. Mike hits the nail on the head when he states,

...This week I went back and listened to the podcasts of Jim Wallis and Rick and Kay Warren being interviewed on NPR’s Speaking of Faith by Krista Tippett under the label of the “New Evangelicals.”  For anyone who’s acquainted with Sojourners and Jim Wallis, it’s not entirely clear what’s “new” about them, but whatever.  What’s new is that these individuals are now far more visible in the public square than they were previously.  They’ve been there quite some time, but now the big eye of the media has noticed them.

I’ve read Jim Wallis’ book, God’s Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get It, and I’ve read the Sojourners newsletters, so I have a passing acquaintance with their agenda.  Personally, I find their style annoying, but hey, de gustibus non disputandum.  Wallis has been fairly visible over the past couple of years chasing after the Democratic presidential candidates, so my comments below were more or less directed at that mode of advocacy, especially from a guy hawking a book on why God isn’t a Republican or a Democrat.  If that’s the case, why isn’t there a nice photo of him standing next to George Bush, Mike Huckabee or Ron Paul on the  SoF website instead of one of him with John Edwards, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama? (emphasis added)

Ouch!