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Is it Possible to Transcend Partisanship Posted on July 6th

“*I wrote this a few days ago, but published it as a page instead of a post** Many of the literature put out by Emergent church figures calls for a transcendental approach to partisan politics, they call for a departure from the left and right (liberal and conservative for the brits) political spectrums to find a happy solid ground in the middle. This sounds like a good idea in theory, but is it really possible to play it out in practice. The more time I spend thinking about this upcoming election season I realize that in all likelihood I'll be voting primarily for democrats (actually it's most likely solely for democrats). When talking to friends over the past few months I've always said that I want to ...” Tagged as politics | 2 Comments » | Continue linkarrow

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