Book Review

I decided while I was at the library with my youngest son picking out books for his science fair research, that I would grab a couple of new titles. One of the books I checked out was God's Politics by Jim Wallis. He starts off with a number of religious references, and why it is important for Christians to stand up and be heard on more than just gay marriage and abortion, which I agree with him on. The problem is, within the first 15 pages you realize what his perspective really is. Anger. Anger at George W. Bush, Republicans, and the so-called religious right. He is a Democrat, and although he attempts to strike hard at the left, he always returns to bashing Bush, the war in Iraq, and Republicans. I do like a lot of what he says, especially about poverty and the environment, but whenever he makes a point, he goes very easy on the left, and attempts to crush those of us who are more conservative leaning. He does state that he is against abortion, which I respect, but then tries to find a middle ground with those Democrats who are Pro-Choice. Hmm, don't think there is much ground to be had on that one. For me, the author seems to be a caring serious Christian, but he constantly leans too far to the left, and his message suffers for the constant bashing of conservatives to be taken at face value. If he had stuck with his premise that God is neither a Republican nor a Democrat, and followed that train of thought, the book would be much better. Just my two cents worth.