Gene Veith links to the latest unofficial Obama ad making the rounds. It is a slick production from Will.I.am of the Black Eyed Peas. My impression is that its all foam and no beer, just like Obama.
Indeed, the letter “O” is the perfect symbol for Obama: no hard edges, a thin crust, and absolutely empty on the inside.
Planet Augsburg 
March 5, 2008 at 1:18 am
I take it you aren’t a fan? Leading to the infinitely-debatable “and how do Christians vote?” Not to mention WWJD…
Interestingly, I find that Christians usually vote for Pharisees.
Oh, and one of the things I love about Lutherans is that they keep it out of the pulpit!
March 5, 2008 at 1:31 am
James
You missed that post! Track back to our posts on voting pro life!
March 5, 2008 at 3:06 am
Sorry I missed the fun! You could use a search facility on the site. Was the conclusion that there’s a specific, single criterion governing whom one should vote for in this society?
March 5, 2008 at 4:06 pm
To the extent there was a conclusion, that was not it. God is neither a Republican or a Democrat. He is not even a liberal or a conservative. He has nothing to say about the overwhelming majority of issues that dominate the political landscape from election year to election year. However, there are a few issues about which Christians are obliged to have a certain view. Abortion is one of those issues. A Christian must hate abortion in the same way he or she hates the sin of murder. So too, a Christian must vote in a way that is consistent with that view. In other words, Christians must vote pro-life. Indeed, I think it was decided that voting for a candidate that is not pro-life is itself a sin.
March 5, 2008 at 6:58 pm
We have to be careful how we motivate ourselves into action, especially in the realm of the pro-life movement. We call and point out sin so that people can see their need for a savior, not so that people will work harder or do things out of fear of a vengeful God, but so that people can hear the comforting message of the Gospel that although the Law screams, “DO!!”, the Gospel quietly whispers in our ears, “Do not be afraid, for Christ has done everything, he has satisfied the Laws demand, you are free”. It is out of that freedom that we serve others and defend life. If we do this without being cross-focused and Gospel minded, then we are doing things to try to satisfy the demands of the Law and our Conscience, and that is endless road that can never be appeased or satisfied.
When Christ died on the cross, he knew every single one of our sins and failures, and he died for them all so that we could be free to serve him and others out of love and cheerfulness and not out of fear.
I stand as a Sinner, I’ll always be a sinner (until I die), and I fail to love my neighbor daily (pro-life), but I take refuge in the grace and Mercy of Jesus Christ knowing that He is the fulness that makes me not lacking, and now I can fight for life knowing that what I am doing couldn’t atone for one sin, but in our living and serving we know that Christ is the propitiator of our sins.
There is something inherently wrong with the WWJD slogun. It turns Christ into a second Moses or another law-giver, when in reality He is the law-satisfier/fulfiller. Lets call WWJD by its true name….. WWMD What would Moses Do, and then lets leave it in the dust and live in WJHAD What Jesus Has Already Done.
March 6, 2008 at 3:58 pm
I’ve wondered about WWJD. Never liked it because it’s too “Jesus ‘n’ Me.” I’m not going to call the guy with the sword in his mouth my bud’ unless he first tells me to do so.
Is WWJD just law though? Can one not wish, in love and gratitude, to emulate Christ?
Or, getting back to the post, Who Would Jesus Elect? (Wait, he elected me! But not based on my pro-life stance…)
March 6, 2008 at 5:36 pm
Well said James 😉 WWJD doesn’t have to be law when done out of the freedom of the Gospel, but I just mean you can’t even properly live out WWJD unless you know what Jesus has done for you spiritually.