{"id":102,"date":"2006-08-26T04:40:58","date_gmt":"2006-08-26T10:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/faithfuldemocrats\/2006\/08\/talking-points\/"},"modified":"2013-05-09T06:20:47","modified_gmt":"2013-05-09T12:20:47","slug":"talking-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/faithfuldemocrats\/2006\/08\/talking-points\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Points"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/faithfuldemocrats\/2006\/09\/what-gay-affirming-christians-find-in-the-bible\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">The Responsibility of the Nation and Its Government to \u201cthe Least of These\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/faithfuldemocrats\/2006\/09\/what-gay-affirming-christians-find-in-the-bible\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">The Policy Implications of Praying, \u201cThy Kingdom Come\u2026\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/faithfuldemocrats\/2006\/09\/what-gay-affirming-christians-find-in-the-bible\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">On Corruption and the Exploitation of Workers<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/faithfuldemocrats\/2006\/09\/what-gay-affirming-christians-find-in-the-bible\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">The Sin of Helping the Rich at the Expense of the Poor<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/faithfuldemocrats\/2006\/09\/what-gay-affirming-christians-find-in-the-bible\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">The Blessedness of the Poor and Our Christian Responsibility to Them<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/faithfuldemocrats\/2006\/09\/what-gay-affirming-christians-find-in-the-bible\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Wealth, Materialism, and the Bible\u2019s View of an \u201cOwnership Society\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/faithfuldemocrats\/2006\/09\/what-gay-affirming-christians-find-in-the-bible\/\" class=\" decorated-link\">Countering the Right\u2019s Pharisaical Approach to Moral Legalism<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/faithfuldemocrats\/2006\/09\/what-gay-affirming-christians-find-in-the-bible\/\" class=\" decorated-link\">Concluding Thoughts:  Applying Scripture in a Pluralistic Society<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The language of Scripture calls people to turn away from selfish desire and focus instead on serving God and their neighbors. That\u2019s why the Christian faith has been a driving force in the movements for abolition, workers\u2019 rights, women\u2019s rights, and civil rights. And it\u2019s why millions of Americans root their identity as Democrats in their faith as Christians.<\/p>\n<p> Indeed, the Bible has thousands of verses promoting the values that Democrats hold dear.  Please explore the topics we\u2019ve provided and spread the word in your congregations, workplaces, and communities.<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 26px\" border=\"0\" width=\"330\">\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/faithfuldemocrats\/2006\/08\/creation-care\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.patheos.com.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs\/faithfuldemocrats\/files\/2006\/08\/creationcare.png\" border=\"0\" width=\"170\" height=\"30\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/faithfuldemocrats\/2006\/08\/economic-justice\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/256\/2006\/08\/economicjustice.png\" border=\"0\" width=\"170\" height=\"30\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/faithfuldemocrats\/2006\/08\/family-and-culture\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.patheos.com.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs\/faithfuldemocrats\/files\/2006\/08\/familyandculture.png\" border=\"0\" width=\"170\" height=\"30\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/faithfuldemocrats\/2006\/08\/race-and-ethnicity\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.patheos.com.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs\/faithfuldemocrats\/files\/2006\/08\/raceandethnicity.png\" border=\"0\" width=\"170\" height=\"30\"><\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/faithfuldemocrats\/2006\/08\/religion-and-the-law\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.patheos.com.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs\/faithfuldemocrats\/files\/2006\/08\/religionandthelaw.png\" border=\"0\" width=\"170\" height=\"30\"><\/a><a 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