Reasonable Nuts: Jimmy Carter's Christianity

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Monday, November 21, 2005

Jimmy Carter's Christianity

Jimmy Carter is unquestionably a nut - and I am not referencing his background as a peanut farmer. But lest you think him a reasonable nut, read this.

My mom campaigned for Carter in 1976 - why, I'm not quite certain. My guess is that it was due to his blatantly playing-up his Christianity - much as did G.W. Bush in 2000. In fact, he won the Southern Baptist vote in both '76 and '80. When was the last time a Democrat did that? I remember being derided - at age 6 - by schoolmates whose parents noticed my mom's activism. Not that this matters, but I find it interesting that 6 year olds were teasing about such a thing. No, I take that back; 6 year olds will tease for pretty much anything.

What bothers me about Carter's Christianity is not that he emphasizes only the teachings of Christ which could be construed as liberal within today's politics. What bothers me is that he then uses this Christ - an incomplete Christ - to pimp his leftist message. It bothers me just as much - more so even - when conservatives do likewise with their message, for I am more sympathetic intellectually to that message and expect more of my friends than I do my less-than-friends.

Carter would seem to read the story of Jesus and the adulteress, yet stop short of the verse "Go now and leave your life of sin." Carter's Christ is a bearer of mercy without truth. The Christ of history stood one foot in both. The Christ of eternity is both.

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