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$\"Jesus$ <\/p>\n

I felt like I should make some memes specifically for the new Facebook page I created, Progressive Christians of Indiana<\/a>. And so here is my first.<\/p>\n

It hopefully works on its own, but since it tries to allude to a lot of things in a short space, let me comment on it at least a little.<\/p>\n

The background is the instance of a pizzeria in Indiana saying it would not serve gay people, and then president Obama making a joke about it<\/a>, saying that he and Joe Biden are so close that in some places in Indiana, they won\u2019t serve them pizza.<\/p>\n

And so I thought that this meme might serve to make a joke about that, while also making some serious points.<\/p>\n

In refusing to serve gays and lesbians, those who do so are being unchristlike themselves, and are also, in turning away the marginalized, turning away Jesus.<\/p>\n

By making the meme on behalf of Christians in Indiana, hopefully it also conveys that not all Christians and not all Hoosiers are like that.<\/p>\n

What do you think? Does it make the various points I hoped it would?<\/p>\n

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