People of faith - where are thou?

"Dietrich Bonhoeffer said that 'Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.'"

Somebody penned a very simple post on social media yesterday. It said, "If your church did not address the 'Born Alive' bill in Minnesota, then you should find another church." Spot on. As the age old question needs to be asked again, "when is the church going to become the church once again?"

One of our former pastors has said that church was never meant to be a spectator sport. It is a full throated participation sport. It is good against evil. The Principalities of Darkness against the Righteousness of God Almighty. If your church did not speak out against the killing of the unborn, it is indeed time to find a church which proclaims the truth. 

Everyone of those smiling Democrat faces who voted for this heinous act, I have one simple thought. I would love to chat with his or her pastor, priest or rabbi, and ask only two questions - "Is this legislation in line with your theology? Is it pleasing to God?" My guess, my hope, is the vast majority would say no to both. Then how in the world can we square this circle? How is it okay to go to church, mass or temple on the weekend, and then the next week vote for something so totally evil and un-Godly?

But the bigger question I have is even more troubling. Where is the outcry from the people of faith? The Christ followers? Dietrich Bonhoeffer said that "Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act."

So what did Bonhoeffer know of evil? He saw plenty in his day. He saw the Nazis and what they did to their fellow man. In the face of evil, he spoke out against it - over and over and over again. Finally, the evil caught up with Bonhoeffer, and the Nazis hung him. But he was not afraid to call evil out. He called it by name.

I have talked to my pastor about abortion. He has addressed from the pulpit. He has called it out by name. Called it for what it is. If this offends - not sorry. For Minnesota to have the most aggressive form of abortion in the country, is a stain on our character. A stain on our collective souls. 

It is time to pray for our country. To pray for our government. To pray for discernment. To pray for forgiveness. For those who voted against this bill, and offered dozens of amendments to weaken it, even if by an inch - blessing on you. You tried, and you cried, when you failed and it passed.

For those who supported this bill, who voted for it, I have nothing more to add. What is done is done - until it will be undone.