Comments on: Who Would Jesus Vote For? A Redemption Church Small Group http://www.researchonreligion.org/christianity/who-would-jesus-vote-for-a-redemption-church-small-group A weekly podcast exploring academic research on religion and featuring top scholars in history, sociology, political science, economics and religious studies. Sun, 02 Sep 2018 08:00:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.39 By: tonygill http://www.researchonreligion.org/christianity/who-would-jesus-vote-for-a-redemption-church-small-group#comment-18867 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 04:21:19 +0000 http://www.researchonreligion.org/?p=2047#comment-18867 Well, that’s the world I live in! It is wacky, wild, and wonderful!

]]> By: Tate http://www.researchonreligion.org/christianity/who-would-jesus-vote-for-a-redemption-church-small-group#comment-18828 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 18:34:57 +0000 http://www.researchonreligion.org/?p=2047#comment-18828 But some members of the small group seemed quite sensible. It was the pastor who said most of the things I found to be ridiculous.

]]> By: tonygill http://www.researchonreligion.org/christianity/who-would-jesus-vote-for-a-redemption-church-small-group#comment-18783 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:00:43 +0000 http://www.researchonreligion.org/?p=2047#comment-18783 Well, this was an interesting experiment to take a peak inside of a church’s “small group” to see how actual congregants — not academics — view the relationship between their faith and politics. In many ways, this is what anthropologists do in their fieldwork — sitting in on a “culture” and just observing. If it sounds ridiculous, then the world of small groups might just be ridiculous.

]]> By: Tate http://www.researchonreligion.org/christianity/who-would-jesus-vote-for-a-redemption-church-small-group#comment-18778 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 07:34:13 +0000 http://www.researchonreligion.org/?p=2047#comment-18778 This particular podcast seemed pretty ridiculous. I’m about 34 minutes in and I’m not sure I want to finish it. Like an audience member said, it is full of false dichotomies. Moral issues and policy? Voting to benefit the US vs the world? The speaker seems to know so little about economics that it is embarrassing for evangelicals. Ron Paul is presented as a “nationalist” because he doesn’t want to bomb other countries, even though nationalists are typically militaristic and want to intervene militarily in other countries. That the speaker would then go into US vs. the world is puzzling. Wouldn’t the cessation of bombing countries benefit both Americans and foreigners alike? Wouldn’t free trade benefit both Americans and foreigners alike?

It seems like the speaker actually thought somewhat out of the box when he voices the notion that he questions whether Jesus would vote for anyone, yet says anyone else claiming this is a “cop out.” No consideration at all is given that the State is force and therefore immoral. It is taken as given and, frankly, morally relative. He talks about being “anti-war” as if it’s some sort of preference, not a mandate for Christians.

I’m glad that they take the time to have the discussion. But I certainly hope other episodes of this podcast are far better.

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