Red Letter Christians?

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I occasionally read Tony Campolo's site, Red Letter Christians.  The point of it is to listen to and follow the words of Jesus in the gospels more than the rest of the Bible, or at least to take them seriously.  That apparently means you have to take a left-leaning stance and trust the government (which makes no sense; Jesus paid His taxes and didn't preach revolution, and He still was crucified, so why are we enjoined to trust the government?)  I think the idea is that if you trust the government they will take care of the poor and dole out more freedoms and more equitably. 

However, they get some crazy posts.  I have to wonder what the hell is wrong with Franky Schaeffer.  His only claim to fame is that he is the offspring of Francis and Edith Schaeffer, respected, even revered Christians, and apparently he really, really resents that.  Major daddy issues, or maybe mommy issues.  He has written some awful things about his parents.  Why Campolo would give him a forum, I don't know.  I read one of his books back in the early '80s and was offended by his characterization of normal Christians as "polyester-wearing Bible thumpers."  I guess if we are not him, we aren't good or smart enough.  Here is his incoherent rant.  

http://www.redletterchristians.org/mass-killing-is-our-idea-of-patriotism/

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