Jesus Rode A Donkey, Not An Elephant

[bobbieinok]

http://www.talk2action.org/story/2006/10/14/155325/03

Jesus Rode A Donkey, Not An Elephant
By Paul Rosenberg Sat Oct 14, 2006 at 03:53:25 PM EST

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Jesus did not speak about abortion, homosexuality, or the Rapture.

He did speak about separation of church and state ("render unto Ceaser that which is Ceaser's..."), and about treating the most lowly and despised with dignity and respect ("Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me"), and about a dire fate for those who failed to show such respect ("Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not...")

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This meanest species of secular genesis is what so perfectly explains both Predatorgate and the silence of the wolves about it. It's taken a bit of time for them to get back on script--mendaciously equating Foley's predation with homosexuality, and vehemently condemning it. But their prolonged silence before they could figure out their spin speaks volumes about their true nature as purely political spinmeisters, for whom religion is nothing but a schtick.

What we need in response to them--not just for the short run, but for the longterm reclamation of our democracy and our spiritual heritage--is not "civil discourse," but rather the wrath of the prophets, and of Jesus himself, when promising them "everlasting fire." Remember: the purpose of such wrath is not to punish those who have strayed and forgotten, but to reawaken them, that they may escape punishment.

Hushed voices will not do the trick--although they surely have their place, as well. Deafening elephant bellows have dominated the public square for far too long. It's time to hear the plaintive donkey's brey.

(long quote from MLK)

[Imalittleteapot]

1. You're headline

"Jesus Rode A Donkey, Not An Elephant"

It would make a great bumper sticker or rally sign.

[SharonAnn]

2. Good bumper sticker! In the same vein, tonight at the County

Commission mmeting, the lst item on the agenda was "Donkeys in pens in small field".

We were all eager to find out what that was all about. Turns out that in this rural (very Republican) community, someone has apparently acquired a heard of miniature donkeys and has 16 or more in a 1.6 acre lot. He has three pens there with food and water in each pen. However, the neighbors are complaining and the officials are trying to figure out if he's violating any rules and if so, what to do about it.

Afterwards, I was talking to a friend and said "I was afraid they were going to blame it on the Democrats." She said she was "afraid they were rounding up all the Democrats in the county and putting them in pens". We both laughed.

[KoKo]

3. AMEN, BROTHER....AMEN!...n/t

[KoKo]

4. your link to whole read is not coming through...can you fix? n/t

[libodem]

5. A most beautiful thought

Jesus is a Democrat! I've always thought so.