by Don Veinot | Jun 28, 2012 | Culture and Society, Economy, Politics
I know, some will gasp in abject horror and even cry out while tearing their clothes, “Why do you hate the poor?” This is an emotionally charged issue to be sure but MCOI has never really shied away from controversy. Although I am not suggesting we forsake the poor I...
by Jonathan Miles | Oct 27, 2011 | Economy, General, Marxism, Politics, Socialism
Well, it was only a matter of time that the Occupy Wall Street crowd would drag Jesus into there amorphous angst. I found this picture on one of my friend’s “wall” on Facebook. Of course I had to get involved. Unless you’ve been living under a...
by Jonathan Miles | Nov 11, 2010 | Brian McLaren, Culture Driven Church, Economy, Evangelical Left, Politically Incorrect Jesus, Politics, Theology
Would Jesus be involved in politics? What would Jesus say about the TEA Party? That is one of the questions we have been kicking around here as we are talking about the politically incorrect Jesus. Many groups have differing views on this and of course reasoning that...
by Don Veinot | Oct 21, 2010 | Economy, Evangelical Left, General, Politics, Socialism
“… so Absalom stole away the hearts of the men of Israel.” (2 Samuel 15:6b) The current mid-term elections have taken over much of the media, and one can hardly go anywhere without being confronted by the claims of the perspective candidates or their supporters....
by Ron Henzel | Jan 14, 2010 | Economy, Politics
California: where those who do not pay what things actually cost mooch off those who pay more than what things are actually worth. Take the U. of C. at Berkeley, for example. That’s the school that shows off its coolness on its web site’s home page with a...
