We are extensions of each other, and part of the same human family. What affects one, impacts all. Read more
We are extensions of each other, and part of the same human family. What affects one, impacts all. Read more
"This passage both to affirms Judaism and critiques more regressive and fundamentalist forms of Christianity, which seem to me to making a comeback in our culture." Read more
Many today tout loving your neighbor as a religious tenet, but this passage shows it originally had very real world economic, social and political implications. Read more
It’s not enough to remove the basis for people being treated as less-than. We must also challenge the very systems the create less-thans and greater-thans. Read more
Can we follow the values we have found to be life-giving in the Jesus story while acknowledging many of the ableist ways the Jesus story is told in our sacred text? Read more
Gospel stories like this one have repeatedly been the seed of society perceiving people with disabilities or different abilities as either less-than or associated with evil. Read more
If we take seriously Jesus’ call for no more lords, and we work for a world where there are no more, we will by that same effort create a world with no more slaves as well. Read more
I appreciate the emphasis on not encouraging lordship, and we must also be honest that our sacred texts and narratives do endorse slavery and its hierarchy. Read more
Crucifixion was not a passive acceptance of abuse and injustice. It was Rome’s punishment for those who refused silence in the face of oppression and injustice. Read more
Christians have always come up with ways around stories like these in the gospels. What if we allowed ourselves to be confronted by stories like these, instead? Read more
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