“Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” Then Peter and the other disciple set out and went... Read more
“So they took Jesus; and carrying the cross by himself, he went out to what is called The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha. There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, with Jesus between them.” Read more
In many faith traditions, moderates are usually marginalized by the vocal extremists. Ted Cruz, “conservative Christians,” “evangelicals,” Franklin Graham, Liberty University, and so many other “Christians” in the mainstream don’t represent the true message of Jesus. (Here’s a simple hint, if you think the government torturing someone is acceptable, then you’ve forgotten that Jesus of Nazareth was tortured by the government. When this happens, you’re probably not following the teaching of Jesus, you’re probably following American Jesus.) The message, life,... Read more
A simple checklist to determine if you support Authoritarianism or Christianity. If you support a candidate who announces to the world an intent to violate basic human rights and civil liberties; If you think mass incarceration and deportations based solely on religion is justifiable, much less a good idea; If you think the government should torture more prisoners; If you support a violation of the rules of war, including intentionally targeting innocent family members; If you think it’s important to... Read more
The United States has the second highest obesity rate in the world. Despite easy access to proper nutritional information, healthy food and clean water, as a nation we remain committed to unhealthy, and ultimately deadly, behaviors and beliefs. As a nation, we are just as addicted to bad theology that’s too often wielded wrongly. The United States is obsessed with a theology of unbridled capitalism and American exceptionalism, and, like an attractive and unhealthy doughnut covered in powdered sugar, covered... Read more
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