When faith-based is really ideologically-based

Frankly, this is an issue about God. Too often, those preaching "social justice" make everything about that particular "ism." Am I denying that there's racism, or sexism, or classism, or whatever? By no means. That "ism" has become their god. Not the great I AM.

And this is true of the right side of the aisle as well. They can get so stuck fighting the "social justice" ideologues that they too put aside the God, or make that fight their god.

It's Original Sin, people. We make God in our own image. Our own "ism."

"At the same time, many expressions of faith in the market's "invisible hand" would also be bad for those on the margins."

So, if I have this right, the recent global meltdown of the economy, which was the result of the 'invisible hand' of the market was good for those on the margins? Given the debacle brought on by the incredibly greedy and corrupt financial corporations who are now too big to fail (but not too big to create chaos), it might be refreshing to see some Biblical justice at least slap that "invisible hand" once in a while. I'm disappointed in your attempt to straddle this fence and to give Beck any credence in this discussion. You could have written about the rich variety of social issues that Fuller Seminary is addressing on its own campuses. Those actions are in and of themselves "peace and justice" actions.

Honestly, the issue is that Mr. Beck is an entertainer. He doesn't *have* to pick a correct definition of the term "Social Justice". From his bully pulpit, he can play the part of Humpty Dumpty from Alice in Wonderland all he wants.

But when those who claim to be theologians, or who claim to be speaking from a learned religious view, start misusing the term, then my hackles are raised.

If someone dislikes a particular church's stance on social justice, that's one thing. But all churches have a stance on social justice one way or another - they have to. It's an integral part of the Christian philosophy and there's really no way to get away from it.

is social justice an ideology or theology ?

with all due respect to the idealism that the church of juchristianism preach thru the entire history of the church ,the social justice in the dark age and the new enlighten age of the church is heavy ideology.

the solid hierarchyal system of the catholic church for example is due to the solid ideological(good or bad)system of the systematic roman empire.

the new age of the church is heavy ideological.

in other word juchristianity lack any divine sharia to systemize or legalize any system.

juchristianity until this minute of history rely in system and legalization heavly on human secularism(ideology).

juchristianity up to this minute of history is not sure who god is ,is he jesus or the lord or the son of god or the god incarnate or the trinity or the god who put on human flesh dieing and riseing.
juchristianity is killing rationality an important mechanism and principal in building sound society .

juchristiansecularity on the other side is killing morality,$laiza faire laiza pass.$

juchristianity need to find god first then social justice.