Middle Church thoughts

I've been reading Bob Edgar's "Middle Church," and feel it has many valid points that are all but ignored for the most part.  Namely, it asked why our foreign policy doesn't help enough people, why we invaded Iraq instead of helping those suffering genocide in Sudan, and also stated that what was written in Leviticus about homosexuals shouldn't keep us from showing love and kindness.  But I feel the country doesn't care, that for the most part, we like to think Christians are just like Pat Robertson and most Republicans.  This also incensed me about a majority of the books at the Family Christian Stores.  Don't get me wrong, it's a nice place, but this book and one of the last times I received their catalogue make me wish that those in power of "Christian media" made different choices.  Namely, they like to declare people who haven't violated their rules or are people who used to, but left it behind for good their face.  Pat Robertson, Tim Tebow, even Albert Pujols and Justin Bieber (hope he survived being stabbed, no one should die that young) have been declared good by them, they talk so much in their books and magazines about their faiths.  It makes me wonder, though, why do they do this?  To make us hip?  To make us popular?  To denounce those who don't "follow the rules?"  Years ago, Josh Hamilton, Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus sat in those seats.  But Josh Hamilton had a relapse of drinking, and instead of asking people to pray for him, interviewing him about the process of recovery, they chose to go to the next athletes who pray and ignored him.  Miley Cyrus underwent the same rejection when she sang "Can't Be Tamed" (a fine song of independence) and declared her support for gay marriage.  Sometimes, I feel that the rejection was so severe and mean that she quit the Christian religion.  Of course, aside from Buddhist tweets and tweets quoting atheists, I have no actual proof.  Our magazines should be interviewing them, finding where they are in the walk of life, we're not perfect rule-followers, and we shouldn't want to create an illusion or stereotype of us as Right-Wing, or else we may frighten away potential converters.  Our magazines should talk to Nicko McBrain, drummer of Iron Maiden and Born-Again Christian, try to see what insights he has to the faith and being a member of an iconic heavy metal band.  They should ask Robert Plant what was the inspiration for Led Zeppelin singing "In My Time of Dying" and him as a solo artist covering "Satan, your kingdom must come down," he may have some unique perspectives worth hearing.  But, alas, at this point, that will probably never happen as the Right-Wing Radicals seek to say that they are the only Christians.