would it be wrong to pray for the rich and help the poor?

I thought Dobson couldn’t piss me off any more, but I was wrong. In my June 25th blog I wrote about Dobson complaining that both Obama and McCain don’t give a hoot about family. From the article on Dobson’s rant, Dobson’s Republicanization comes out far more than does any faith in Christ or genuine love for people. I’m not going to make another argument about why I think Dobson’s theology is completely (maybe not completely, but you get the point) wrong. One, I already did this in the last blog. Two, I don’t want to waste time with it.

Watch the video here for yourself and make your own conclusions.



Would it be wrong to pray for rain? I’m not going to say if it is or isn’t right to pray for rain. No, wait. I am. It is wrong. Wait. Was he asking for rain for crops for food and nourishment for the land? No. Is he seeking revenge or a grudge? Leviticus 19:18. Was he seeking to love his neighbor as himself? Matthew 19:16-19. Was he showing mercy or love? Luke 10:25-37.

With all these people praying for rain now, what happens to all the people praying for the world’s poor, sick, hungry, widowed, hurt, suffering, persecuted, beaten, drop-outs, addicts, youth, etcetera? Were we praying for them anyway?

I know Dobson has no desire for Liberation theology. That would be the Republican in him. But, we cannot follow the same standards. We must not. The love of Christ is too wide and long and high and deep to forsake our neighbor.

Instead of praying for rain – let’s pray for the next president and politicians. Let’s pray to help the poor, divide the gap between rich and poor, create affordable health care, create an equal education for all, have policies that care for creation, and hold large companies accountable for their actions. Let’s pray for racism and sexism to no longer exist and perpetrate our way of life. Let’s pray hate of illegal immigrants turn into love and that the global economy that has created sweat-shops and modern day slavery be turned into an economy that is good for everyone. Let’s pray that Christ’s love surpasses our knowledge and overflows to the world.