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Edd Doerr President Americans for Religious Liberty Silver Spring, Maryland Not to be confused with Silver Springs. Silver Spring is an urbanized, unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, USA. After Baltimore and Columbia, Silver Spring is the third most populous Census Designated Place in Maryland. Thank you for your profile of Tony Campolo. I find it very encouraging to see The Progressive treat him at length and placing him among Ron Sider Ronald James Sider (born 17 September 1939, Stevensville, Ontario) is a Canadian-born American theologian and Christian activist. He is often identified by others with the Christian left, though he personally disclaims any political inclination. of Evangelicals for Social Action Evangelicals for Social Action is a think-tank founded by Ron Sider which seeks to develop biblical solutions to social and economic problems. In late 2004 they produced an article "For the Health of the Nation: An Evangelical Call for Social Action [1] which was signed and Jim Wallis of Sojourners. A subscriber for three years, I have often enjoyed The Progressive's independent coverage of important events and movements. However, I have sometimes been quite put off by the tendency, common to the secular left The secular left is a term used to describe members of the left-wing who are also secularists (they support separation of church and state, a secular state, and a secular education). The secular left is not necessarily opposed to the religious left. , to ridicule or dismiss evangelical Christianity as monolithic and reactionary across all issues. After thirty years (and counting) of struggles with my fellow evangelicals over theology, politics, and simple courtesy to others, I know as well as anyone how utterly reactionary and even unchristian some of us can be. However, if the editors broaden their vision they are likely to find folks who follow Campolo, Sider, and Wallis in any urban area working with much less visibility than their conservative counterparts to improve the lives of their fellow citizens. Personally, I believe the greatest hope for social change in America is in the cooperation of progressive evangelicals, other faith groups, and secular progressives. Give us more, please. D. Randall Gabrielse via e-mail Baptist minister Tony Campolo "opposes abortion and gay marriage, but believes that 'social justice is the primary purpose of government.'" How can he advocate for social justice if he believes women don't have the right to reproductive freedom and gays and lesbians shouldn't have full civil rights? Isn't it hypocritical hyp·o·crit·i·cal adj. 1. Characterized by hypocrisy: hypocritical praise. 2. Being a hypocrite: a hypocritical rogue. to employ the language of equality so selectively? How can Campolo preach what he calls the "moral high ground" from an exclusionary platform that would limit the democratic rights of some groups and not others? Opposing abortion and gay rights does not, in my book, demonstrate a moral, ethical, social justice-driven approach to human equality. Jill Dolan Austin, Texas |
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