Mennonite elected officials
by Gina Cooke Fiebrlkorn, Eureka, Ill.
As a politically active new Mennonite, I was intrigued by the article on Mennonite elected officials (“Mennonite Elected Officials Describe How They Put Faith and State Together,” July 22). I was disappointed, however, to see that the only actual issues mentioned (abortion, homosexuality, gambling, small government) represented the same tired, old “Christian” political dialogue. Only one featured politician mentioned “freedom and liberty.” I wondered aloud why we didn’t see represented any Mennonite politicians who vote their convictions of the Mennonite values that attracted my family to the faith: witnessing for peace, living simply and caring for the poor, the sick and the lost.
My question was astutely addressed by my husband: He figures that politicians who care about the issues Jesus cares about would be as palatable to the political world as Jesus himself.
Associated Issue: Election year musings - July 22, 2008
Associated Article: Mennonite elected officials describe how they put faith and state together
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