I’m listening to an interview with Tony Campolo who is stumping for the Left as an alternative for Christians. He may be a wonderful speaker and a smart guy, but he’s just as wrong and uses the same deceptive tactics as your run of the mill non-Christian Liberal. Take for example his stance on abortion. Did you know that the low minimum wage causes more abortions? Yes, according to Mr. Campolo, you can’t fight abortion unless you raise the minimum wage. If the minimum wage was $100K a year, I guess that would stamp out abortion. He says that the abortion rate for those over 30 is the same as it was in the 1950’s. Wait, wasn’t the minimum wage lower then. Shouldn’t there be fewer? The deceptive tactics that he uses are simple, spout statistics that are factual and sound authoritative, but are irrelevant in the context of his argument or make strong statements without evidence. His over 30 statistic is irrelevant because that age group is a minority of those having abortions. His comments on raising the minimum wage to stop abortions sound strong, but he give no evidence that there is any link, he says it, it sounds good, it must be right. I think the biggest problem the religious Left has is that their compassion is leading people away from the Lord. It’s a perfect example of the law of unintended consequences. By trying to solve these problems through government programs the religious Left has people looking to the government as the answer instead of Jesus Christ.
With friends like these, you know that God has blessed your life. Last night Erin and I went on our second “quad” date with this group of friends. They are all strong Christians who have influenced my walk with the Lord. One of my struggles is my over reliance on myself and forgetting to trust God. I know He has brought these people into my life to remind me that He will provide all that I need and that I need the company and support of other believers to grow in my faith.