The political race for governor, and numerous other political positions, in Alabama is about to get hot and heavy. In an article in The Birmingham News, Rabbi Jonathan Miller of Temple Emanuel in Birmingham decries the tendency of the local politicians to "out-Jesus" one another. Here in the Bible Belt, that can be important.
Miller's criticism reflects the tension between "talk" and "do." He uses the Christians in Muslim Bangladesh as an example of Christians who are "doing."
"I wish our politicians would act on their Christian faith. Christians are a blessing to the world. ... do what Jesus would do if Jesus were in office. ... Put away the rhetoric. Don't talk for Jesus. Instead, be like Jesus. Serve like Jesus. Show us your faith."
Miller, Jonathan, "Politicians should act like Jesus," The Birmingham News, 8 Aug 2010, pp. 2F, 4F.
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