Studying the Body Politic
Alright, friends, I need your help. A couple of years ago, I wrote a piece called "A Church That's Too Embarrassed to Talk About Sex" for the PCA's byFaith magazine. The article dealt with how twenty- and thirty-somethings in the PCA felt little help from the church in areas of sexuality.
Well, the folks at byFaith have asked for another article for one of their fall issues, same demographic (PCA twenty- and thirty-somethings) but different topic - politics. Anybody got an opinion on that? I thought so.
Specifically, the angle I'd like to take is not Democrat/Republican or Liberal/Conservative and who's voting which way and why; rather, I wonder what you all think about the American body politic in general, and to what degree do you (and friends you know) involve yourself (mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually) in its goings-on?
I'll have more specific questions, but what I'd like to do in this post is ask you for two things:
Give some thought and offer your initial ideas to the question above (be sure to include at least your email address so I can contact you for clarification if needed).
If you have a blog, would you be so kind as to point your readers here this week, encouraging them to leave a comment as to what they think?
My goal is to use this week for research into how twenty- and thirty-something PCA-types (and others) think politically so as to formulate questions to go deeper in understanding and representing your perspectives. Feel free to ask your own questions and help me figure this out - I'm wide open as to where this goes, so long as the conversations are civil and it serves the purposes of writing a good and informed piece.
I'll post more specific questions here throughout the week, but for now, would you spread the word, as well as share your initial thoughts with us? I'd greatly appreciate it.