Compassion and Care for "The Least of These"
We follow Jesus' call to compassion and his command to "love your neighbor as you love yourself."
Responsibility and Obligation
We heed the call to take up our cross - to transform our lives, but also to do more: to move beyond the "personal" and to take responsibility in our communities and country.
Justice for All
We stand against powerful systems of human injustice in our world as Jesus stood against them in his.
Equality and Inclusiveness
Like Jesus did among women, tax collectors, Samaritans and others, we reject hurtful exclusionary distinctions between "us" and "them."
Faithful Stewardship
We follow Jesus' call for responsible stewardship - caring protection for the environment and sharing of our worldly treasure.
Right Use of Power
We turn away from fear; we use the power of God that flows through us to protect the innocent and build justice in the world, not to coerce others to our will or force others to accept our vision.
Spiritual Foundation
We turn to God as our spiritual foundation.
This is great stuff, a strong statement of Christian Progressive values, and a much-overdue counterweight to the "Christian" right. Now, we can just hope that they succeed in their goal: "To reclaim Christianity and Transform American Politics." Good luck, and God bless you!
PS Also, check out the excellent blog, Faithful Progressive, whose author is now writing for Christian Progressive as well.