To "Imago Dei" Leaders: Practice What You Preach.
Sarah Pulliam Baily of the Religion News Service recently reported that six Christian leaders, including Focus on the Family President Jim Daly, have created a new coalition called "Imago Dei," Latin for “image of God,” to encourage people to treat one another with respect. Samuel Rodrigues, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, who is leading the cause declared, “I want Christians to not be known for what we oppose but for what we propose.” The campaign declares: “For the image of God exists in all human beings: black and white, rich and poor, straight and gay, conservative and liberal; victim and perpetrator; citizen and undocumented; believer and unbeliever.” Let’s hope the leaders of this campaign and those who join them will actually live out the commitments such a theology demands. The clear implication of this declaration is that we are all God’s children, the divine DNA resides in all of us, we all have the Spirit, we all b...