so, the election... i'm not ashamed to say i was happy with the outcome, although i thought neither candidate was incapable or evil. i just read donald miller's blog and was relieved to hear him articualte so well a few of my concerns and thoughts (though many were new to me and very insightful). i haven't checked out his blog in a long time.
something has bothered me throughout the day however. speaking of the house and senate all I've heard is "who will gain CONTROL over" either. that word makes something in my stomach twinge and turn. why do we americans have to have a controller? why isn't it enough to say someone has won, and why even do we use this word for the party with the most reps? why don't we rather say "democrats have a great INFLUENCE in the senate" or better yet, "the democrats now have a great oppertunity to SERVE in the house." why must things always be about control and power and winning?
and i wonder about the church's role in changing the way we see power. i wonder openly if we are just adding fuel to this fire named power. do we want to control our country as christians or do we want to influse it with the hope and service and love of the Jesus we say we follow?
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I agree to a certain extent... but never forget that we only see a filtered version of the candidates through a "media screen". It is easy to forget that the media makes their money on sensationalism and controversy. As if an African-American being elected to office isn't a big enough story... they have to milk it for all it is worth.
HOWEVER, if you listen to the candidate and read the candidate's information you cut straight through all the BS... but most people are too lazy to do so as we have become a nation that thrives on buzz-words.
i agree... as a culture i hat that we see power as control. but yes, i do agree with you. good thoughts.
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