The Manhattan Declaration has made quite a stir. If you have not yet read it you can do so at this link.
The statement is a direct response to the anti-Christian policies coming from the current administration and those jokers on Capitol Hill. A movement such as this was inevitable, but I was presently surprised by (1) it coming early enough to be effective, and (2) by the Christian diversity that is reflected among the signers.
One of the paradoxes of Christianity is that we bear responsibility to work to influence our government positively, but we need not succumb to anxiety when we are not successful in our attempts. For, when our government deteriorates and becomes more hostile to the Christian worldview, when it becomes more corrupt and intrusive, legitimate Christian faith and practice tends to be strengthened, more pure and more active.
While it is certainly not their intent, I think that those holding civil power at the moment may be doing more to catalyze Christian co-belligerency than those who have in some sense tried to rule consistently with a Christian worldview.
God is good all the time, all the time God is good.
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