When Glenn Beck calls Jim Wallis a Marxist, I have to wonder if Beck knows what a Marxist is.
Because Jim Wallis is no Marxist. He is, however, a Christian through and through.
Jim was born and reared in Detroit in an Evangelical family. Jim's work over the years has consistently been rooted in Jesus Christ and everything Jesus teaches.
Jim's leadership of Sojourners is without question. His loyalty to Christ unimpeachable. His theological acumen and social awareness is formed and empowered by the Bible! Jim Wallis is a man of deep faith and great compassion.
And what's Beck talking about when he's critical of Obama for having spiritual advisors. Bush had them all the time - pastors were flocking to the White House, tripping over one another to get there, including Bill Hybels from Willow Creek and Rick Warren from Saddleback, and many others as well. How do I know? I've heard them speak of their White House trips and late-night calls from the President.
Presidents have always had spiritual advisors - look at Billy Graham's influence.
But getting back to the charge of Marxism.
This mindless hurling of inflammatory words, this casting of aspersions, this insidious attack on someone's character, is damaging to the public well-being and drags discourse down into the dumpster levels of the mind.
Jim Wallis is no Marxist.
When something like this happens, it's time for Christians to speak out and speak up. Whatever one's theological family, the prohibition of "false witness against your neighbor" is one of the Ten Commandments, one of the most basic elements of godly living.
Lies and misrepresentation are a blight on the soul and a serious violation of God's will and purpose.
Beck is wrong.
Period!
As for me and my house, I'll go with Wallis any time.
He's a follower of Jesus Christ our Lord!
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