More on Obama, Zizek, Wright and the church in America
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Always willing to stir up a little more trouble for myself, I posted over at church-and-pomo blog concerning Zizek, Barak Obama, Jeremiah Wright and the American church. For those of you interested in such things, you can find the post here.
Posted by David Fitch | 9:40 AM
COMMENTS:
David,
I read your post on Church and Pomo Culture a few days ago - and thought it was insightful and thought-provoking.
I would only push back on the idea that all christians - or perhaps even most - are looking for a reprieve from examining our own churches' life for moral vigor. I agree with the suspicion regarding real change actually happening - but I believe hope is a huge part of the Christian worldview. Ironically, Obama elicits more hope in me than any candidate I can recall during my adult lifetime - even though I disagree with much of his politics.
Hope is often counterintuitive - especially in the most hopeless cases. I'm not going to cast a vote looking for a reprieve from anything - but I am extremely frustrated that I will have to vote for 1 of 3 candidates when I would rather have additional choices. Our 2-party systems does not currently allow for realistic 3rd party candidates. So perhaps we vote, hoping we've made the best choice, without dismissing our own moral obligations.
That said - I do think that the institutionalization of everything in the West - including the church - creates an environment where the many leave the heavy lifting to the few "professionals" who know best...
10:03 PM
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