tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27139233.post1562719922699160752..comments2023-12-22T19:01:28.512-08:00Comments on Holy Nativity Orthodox Church: Politics and the Image of GodFr. Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16981965403145920704noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27139233.post-24549065849615353072014-08-31T00:59:40.591-07:002014-08-31T00:59:40.591-07:00I found the quotation very powerful. It enables on...I found the quotation very powerful. It enables one to root for God's likeness in everyone, and to look for forgiveness in those whose actions or behaviours we find challenging.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00298978740432368529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27139233.post-6662037192861937262010-10-06T07:37:43.071-07:002010-10-06T07:37:43.071-07:00Very thoughtful post. What would you say to this:...Very thoughtful post. What would you say to this: That politics is a reflection of the moral/ethical, and that the moral/ethical is the reflection of ones religious suppositions about the world and neighbor. If so, then politics is not neutral, in that it reflects a persons or body of persons most inward beliefs.<br /><br />If so, it is not an accident of "good intentions" that the liberal and liberalizing churches of the western religious scene (think here of the protestant mainline in the United States) reflect liberal politics, rather it is a consequence of a historical deconstruction and rejection of the most basic Christian beliefs. It's not and accident then that certain politics are to be found among certain religious peoples, even if all peoples are "well intentioned"Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152024447008244670noreply@blogger.com