It's been interesting to watch conservative Christians complain loudly about regulations that would protect people's access to health insurance. It's difficult to see in these Christians' attitudes anything other than an opposition to people being able to receive adequate, affordable health care. What do Christians elsewhere in the world think about that? Some, at least, aren't very impressed.
Dave writes:
As a conservative evangelical christian from Canada I find it very troubling when I hear evangelical christians in America make the implication that in order to be a good christian you have to be against government involvement in health care, and that government run health care is unbiblical. This is bogus and just plain illogical.
For one the Bible is not a political text book, and some of the most scathing remarks the bible lays down are for those who do not care for the poor and vulnerable in society. The vast majority of conservative evangelical christians in Canada support the Canadian health care system.
I implore evangelicals in America, please stop being so closed minded to differing political opinions.
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Conservative evangelical Christians aren't likely to pay any attention to criticism from secular atheists or even liberal Christians in America. Would they be more willing to heed the words of conservative evangelical Christians from other nations? I don't know, but it might be worth finding out. Perhaps one of the more left-leaning evangelical leaders in America could organize something and get statements from evangelical elsewhere in the world.
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