Common Dreams: How The Christian Left Can Get It Right

[Blue State Blues]

Great article on Common Dreams today:

http://www.commondreams.org/views05/1110-31.htm

A few quotes:

While many on the righteously religious right say they’ve “found” him, the story of the Jesus they’ve found is the one they’ve written themselves – the one in which a vengeful Jesus wields his cross as a sword and a shield.

And:

For many, Jesus was a divine spirit who died for their personal sins. To accept him as your savior is to be saved, and the pursuit of one’s personal salvation is paramount to all other concerns. One’s personal and exclusive relationship with Jesus matters far more than his admonitions to care for the poor, the weak, and the oppressed.

For a smaller number of Americans, Jesus is believed as a peasant revolutionary who lived by example, and died for grace and compassion. To model your behavior after his is to bring heaven closer to earth. To turn away from your fellow human beings is to turn away from his teachings, and from God. This is the Jesus I believe in.

And:

A leader who claims war as his providential mission is a leader whose Christianity, as well as that of his followers, needs to be born yet-again. Blessed are the conquerors! Blessed are the strong! No, Jesus said, “Blessed are the meek”, and “Blessed are the peacemakers”.

[GOPBasher]

1. Awesome piece!

Thanks for posting! :bounce:

[Maat]

2. Thanks for the post (n/t)!

[OnionPatch]

3. That was great, thanks.

I usually go to Common Dreams but I missed this one. This is great and so true!