Getting Beyond the Stereotypes

Today Sibling Rivalry reprints portions of two recent commentaries by Charles Colson, famous as the Nixon White House henchman who, a quarter century ago, found Christianity and then founded a ministry known as Prison Fellowship. (See The New Civil War and PEAD.)

The idea for reprinting Colson's work comes from Red Bro--still evidently figuring out the system. There's some kind of cheap shot there, but a) I don't know what it is; and b) here at Sibling Rivalry we don't go in for cheap shots. Much. Maybe the "Ann Coulter's beauty secret" thing.

Colson is one of the most respected figures within evangelical Chrisian circles, but because he models a spirit of respectful engagement with his political opponents rather than the scorched earth attitude that characterizes the stereotypic evangelical voice, the pundits seldom invite him to appear on their shows. Too bad. Political dialogue also matters in a republic, and never more urgently than now. Whether you're on the left or right, Colson provides an example of how to conduct it.