As noted, I have my reservations about the Beck rally last Saturday, but I do appreciate the opportunity it gave Bill Kristol for this comment:
So evangelical Christian Sarah Palin spent Friday night with (mostly) observant Jews, along with various Christians, including some Amish. Then on Saturday she spoke at a rally hosted by a Mormon who went out of his way in his remarks to refer to the important role of “churches, synagogues and mosques” in American life.
Early Monday morning, as it happened, I received an e-mail from (Catholic convert) Newt Gingrich from Rome, asking for contact information for a (Jewish) scholar whose book on certain (not very religious) enlightenment thinkers he was reading.
Welcome to today’s intolerant, divisive, close-minded, and just plain scary American conservatism.
When our school district was going to adopt an AIDS education curriculum which was pornographic I called for a public hearing and the Mormons joined in with the conservative Christians to plead with the school board. We lost but we had an opportunity to explain to the Mormons our beliefs. Maybe Sarah Palin had some influence on the Jewish people and the Mormons. Not all Christians will agree on methods to bring others the Gospel. God is working in spite of us or through us. Only He knows!
And sometimes what God is on about isn't anything we could even imagine could be connected. Our God is truly an awesome God.
Bill Kristol rocks!
I didn't know you had reservations about Beck's rally; I'm behind on my reading, gotta go get caught up…
Just to say this again: it's great to see you posting again, Rob. 🙂