Jim Wallis, Sojourners, and Idolatry

Many years ago, Jim Wallis declared that the Religious Right was engaging in idolatry, and I agreed 100 percent. Yet, now that his government is in power, now the unadulterated state worship has begun in earnest, as is demonstrated in two postings on Wallis’ “God’s Politics” blog. (I always have thought it to be arrogant for a man to declare that HIS politics are the very politics of the Almighty, but, then, I am not part of the Beltway crowd.)

These two entries (here and here) pretty much present a picture of the worship of Obama and his new government (which will look pretty much like the old government that Wallis declared was NOT of God). So much for the “prophetic” voice of Wallis, who has warned American Christians not to fall prey to the idols of the state.

As I have said before, despite his self-proclaimed moniker as a “prophet,” I have another moniker for Wallis: political operative.

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11:15 am on January 21, 2009