Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Justice and Equality

About justice and equality, I liked how Bono phrased it, "Only love can do it."
I admit that I was not a Bono fan (Note: I still am not truly a "fan" but I admired some of his perspectives) before I moved to So-Cal. In fact, I used to despise Bono just like many other Christian conservatives because Bono was a rock star and due to his so-called "socialist" approach. But now, I started to open my eyes to the ugly reality of this world... Inequality and injustice. I am not supporting or trying to vindicate either Democratic or Republican party, but I began to see the pluses and minuses of both parties in a more balanced way.

Republicans often only care about moral values while they grossly neglected the poor and the needy. They're not much different from the Pharisees of Jesus' days. On the other hand, the Democrats are so concerned about these issues of poverty, rights to assemble (unions), immigration, and other commonly called "liberal" agenda while trashing everything else regardless of their absolutism.

Honestly, I now think that if Jesus were once again to be "reincarnated" (meaning "physically taking human flesh and body again) in this world today, perhaps most Conservatives will call him "Socialist" while He was merely being compassionate to the poor and the needy. But wait, He also will gladly rebuke those "liberals" because of they compromise on His words too much.

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