(by Tim) Our dear brother, Pastor Erik Braun, comments on what he terms "the rather scathing assesment of Rudy Giuliani's political career by Kevin Baker in the latest Harper's." Pastor Braun notes this quote from the Harper's piece:
In the new politics the candidate is everything. The post ideological party distinguishes itself from its rivals not through any particular program or deep moral conviction so much as by the character and charisma of its particular leader - its Sarkozy, or its Berlusconi, or its Clinton - and by its brand selling strategies.
Pastor Braun goes on to point out the parallels between the way politicians and evangelical leaders are sold to the masses, writing "It is interesting how such a
statement stands may stand as an indictment of the current state of
evangelical Christianity as well."
Continue reading here...
