Social Activism

I am watching what Rev. Roberts will say next. Ive always appreciated the way he covers a topic while disagreeing with him on numerous issues. As far as the seventh post in his series, I fail to connect with Mark. I am not convinced that democracy is the way for Christians to better themselves. I ask of our individualistic democracy what I ask about our materialistic capitalism, When so many display greed and selfishness how can the end result be a common good? Of course I am always accused of being a Communist. But I really think that some of the ideals of socialists come closer to the the teachings of our Teacher than that of PowerCapitalism. Personally, I have been very much impacted by the Stanely Haurwas' Resident Aliens in which he describes the church as a colony of heaven and a subculture working for a new kingdom. This has always been my focus as an Anabaptist concerned with discipleship and brotherhood. Now, I am not calling the church to isolation, but rather influence through non-participation in the worldly systems. Perhaps I can elaborate more later. For the Kingdom, Disciple