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This Side of Heaven
Written by Hannah McClellan Designed by Cassandra Berens
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To The Well Vol. 2 Issue 3
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EXP LOR ING A C HR ISTIAN'S R EL ATIONSHIP WITH SOC IAL JUSTIC E
or many people, Christians have become synonymous with enthusiasts of big walls and politically incorrect speech. Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines identity politics as “politics in which groups of people having a particular racial, religious, ethnic, social, or cultural identity tend to promote their own specific interests or concerns without regard to the interests or concerns of any larger political group.”1 I am not going to make any arguments regarding the morality of supporting or not
supporting Trump, but against idolizing and lifting high political identity above our identity as children of God. As Christians, we cannot fit neatly into any political party or identity, and we shouldn’t expect to. Rather, the purpose of engaging in politics as a Christian is to make the broken world more like the kingdom of heaven, where all humans are equal and dignified. Throughout the four Gospels, Jesus rebukes the disciples for their expectations of him to be a savior