God's Politics: On President-Elect Barack Obama

I found this post on a Christian blog a few moments ago that helps to confirm a belief that I had , which is that although in the past the GOP & Evangelical communities in America have enjoyed a relatively long but albeit at times rocky marriage a new is coming when others will do as I have done and re-evaluate whether this is God's mandate or whether it was simply our own.

What President-Elect Obama represents to me is the charitable side of God's love that cares for the least of these...Additionally, although from a biblical perspective I do not feel that abortion is what Jesus wants us to do in difficult situations it is clear to me that He is a God who loves us enough to give us the freedom to choose what to do in our lives. Moreover, providing the resources, education, and assistance to mothers in tough situations in such a way as to reduce the occurence of abortion is something that exhibits love and common ground.



Anyhow here is an excerpt from the post God's Politics: A Blog by Jim Wallis & Friends:

"Dear President-elect Obama,

First, congratulations on your election as our 44^th president. I hope you know that there are tens of millions of Americans who did not vote for you who are still very, very pleased that an African American has been elected President of the United States.

That fact that this could happen in a country with as tragic a racial past as America’s says something noble and fine about the American experiment. We as a nation have chosen together to live up to the promises of our founding document, the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”

We covenant to pray for you, your family, and your administration. We will pray that God will grant you godly wisdom in all your decision-making.

Mr. President-elect, Southern Baptists remain unalterably committed to the protection of unborn human life. The vast majority of Southern Baptists believe that a pre-born baby is a distinct human life, according to both science and the Bible.

You have said you want to unite us as a nation. An excellent place to work for such unity would be for you to put your full support behind the Democrats for Life initiative known as the Pregnant Women Support Act (its goal is to reduce abortion by 95 percent over a 10-year period).

This bill would:

• Establish a toll-free number to direct women to places that will provide support during and following their pregnancy.

• Provide child care to low-income and student parents.

• Provide parenting education in maternity group homes.

• Make the Adoption Tax Credits permanent..."

This to me was an eye opening post and again I think that it signals some major ideological changes that are taking place right now. Please stay tuned for more to come.