We had a good discussion of the way kingdom ethics intersect with the politics of the empire. Using health care reform as a proxy for similar ethical dilemmas, we discussed why some Christians on both sides of the issue adopt un-Christ-like attitudes toward brothers and sisters on the other side of the issue. We pondered why Christians are so quick to assume that "their position" on an empire issue is the "correct" position and how emergent believers might act to change Christian culture...
Here is a thought-provoking article about health care reform, that goes beyond the current political debate. It is long, but worth reading.
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/print/200909/health-care
At the end of the meeting we discussed the possibility of changing the date of our meetings from the last Thursday of the month to the second Thursday of the month. We hope this change will allow some additional people to join our conversation.
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