Evangelical Wrongs

The death of Jerry Falwell has sprung forth a vertiable potpourri of opinions regarding what the man was, or wasn’t, and he definitely was not an evangelical.  A fundamentalist blowhard, yes, but an evangelical, no, no, no!

I have no issue with individuals who want to assume an evangelical role, as long as they realize that there are other individuals who do not want to listen to their proselytizing.

Unfortunately, some evangelicals are confused about the role they play.  Instead of bringing their message to individuals, to be accepted, or, declined, they believe their role is to legislate, as expressed here.

The new breed of evangelical leader does not have the temperament of a protester. He is a consummate professional who speaks in modulated terms and knows his way around Washington. “We evangelicals have learned to collaborate, to cross the aisles and religious barriers or whatever, in order to pass bills,” Rich Cizik, vice president for governmental affairs at the National Association of Evangelicals, is quoted as saying in the new book “Believers."

What Mr. Cizik states, above, is an evangelical wrong.  Evangelism’s role is not to pass laws, lobby, or harrass, its role is to share a message of faith in the Creator and then to step away and allow each and every individual to make their own choice.

Rick Cizik quote taken from a Washington Post piece on Falwell titled For New Generation of Evangelicals, Falwell Was Old News.

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