The Christian Left?

Brian McLaren publicly announced his support of Barack Obama in a recent blog post. Now there may be some in the evangelical community who interpret this development as further proof that McLaren is part of the Christian 'left' (if there is such a thing). What I find interesting is that this is also evidence of the fundamental changes happening within evangelical Christianity. While neither candidate's message perfectly aligns with what one might call a Christian platform (again, if there is such a thing), events such as McLaren's support suggest that younger evangelicals have different priorities when it comes to the issues than. While politicans will seek to leverage those priorities into votes come November, the momentum behind these priorities suggests that there are opporunities for churches to become involved in their communities and love people as Jesus loved. Churches in a North Carolina town are doing that despite a tougher economy, and a little closer to home, a local Sioux Falls church is participating in the fun as well.