C-SPAN's StudentCam Winner: Leaving Religion at the Door?

20 February 2008

C-SPAN's StudentCam Winner: Leaving Religion at the Door?

By Alexander Carpenter
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Today C-SPAN announced the winners of its StudentCam contest. The Grand Prize winning video is “Leaving Religion at the Door,” by Scott Mitchell and Nick Poss, 11th graders at Jenks High School in Jenks, Oklahoma. Their film explores the role of religion in decisions about presidential candidates in 2008. A cash prize of $5,000 accompanies the award. Their winning video will air on C-SPAN on Sunday, April 27th followed by an interview with the students.

Leaving Religion at the Door?: Faith & Politics in Decision 2008


C-SPAN StudentCam is an annual documentary competition that encourages students to think seriously about issues that affect our communities and our nation. C-SPAN StudentCam invites students to identify a current political topic of interest and produce a short (up to ten minute) video documentary which creatively explores an issue while integrating C-SPAN programming.

Discussion question: Which of the 28 fundamental doctrines do you think provides the best -- or at least an interesting -- foundation for a distinctively Seventh-day Adventist approach to voting in elections -- from nominating committees to country heads?

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7. Nature of Man:
Man and woman were made in the image of God with individuality, the power and freedom to think and to do.

8. Great Controversy:
All humanity is now involved in a great controversy between Christ and Satan regarding the character of God, His law, and His sovereignty over the universe.

21. Stewardship:
We are God's stewards, entrusted by Him with time and opportunities, abilities and possessions, and the blessings of the earth and its resources. We are responsible to Him for their proper use.

Posted by: HC (not verified) | 20 February 2008 at 8:37

Defintely Stewardship as these principles have a major influence on who we vote for.

Posted by: Joann Anderson (not verified) | 21 February 2008 at 12:56

8. Great Controversy:
All humanity is now involved in a great controversy between Christ and Satan regarding the character of God, His law, and His sovereignty over the universe.

Discussed here at length:

http://adventistsnotcult.blogspot.com/2008/02/sanctification.html

Posted by: eric (not verified) | 22 February 2008 at 3:01

Thanks for some good contributions here folks.

I like these fresh approaches to what Stewardship means. I wonder if our doctrine of the Sabbath plays a significant roles in our political formation in that for many Adventists separation of church and state is a primary issue. Additionally, the emerging Sabbath justice meanings of caring for the stranger (immigrant), the animals, family and economic jubilee adds some think descriptions to our public witness.

Posted by: Alexander Carpenter | 22 February 2008 at 7:49

Very good! Here is my bookmark of this post! http://www.searchallinone.com/Other/C-SPAN039s_StudentCam_Winner_Leaving...

Posted by: Eric J Brown (not verified) | 15 May 2008 at 2:37

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