Posted by: Drew on: 6 September 2009
Today’s worship service was beginning of a series on national identity and living in the Empire. Anne led today, and to launch the series she chose to use Christian Peacemaker Team’s Litany of Resistance. I helped out in reading it, and I found it incredibly moving to be a part of. I hope to see [...]
Posted by: Drew on: 3 November 2008
So as tomorrow is Election Day in the United States, my decision first of all must be whether I will vote or not. For some people this is just a matter of laziness. For others not voting is actually a matter of principle. My faith tradition has argued over this matter in the past and [...]
Posted by: Drew on: 23 July 2007
I really like the concept behind tonight’s Democratic debate at the Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. Essentially CNN and YouTube have introduced a town hall style debate using the YouTube platform of user generated videos. Because of the international use of their site, questions were fielded from across the world. While I think that this [...]
Posted by: Drew on: 2 July 2007
…Church institutes recitation of Pledge of Allegiance in its church services.
UGGGGGH. I don’t care what the occasion is. The Pledge of Allegiance does not belong in any church’s services. We are Christians and our allegiance is to God, not to Caesar. I have seriously got to find a church to call myself a part of. [...]
Posted by: Drew on: 22 May 2007
I’ve been moving in the direction of a definite anti-nationalist stance. I identify as a citizen of the World, and of the Kingdom of God. My status as American has diminished greatly in my mind. Today, I was at an event at my dad’s school and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited. I had been [...]
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