Jesus: Lord of the Rich?

If I could change one thing about Christianity today, I would make Jesus the God of the poor. If this sounds as if I’ve forgotten all the passages about the meek inheriting the earth and camels going through the eye of a needle, some explanation may be necessary. Whatever the …

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Jesus Died in a Police State

“If Jesus had been killed twenty years ago, Catholic school children would be wearing little electric chairs around their necks instead of crosses.” ― Lenny Bruce If you buy into the version of Christianity Lite peddled by evangelical leaders such as Franklin Graham, who recently advised Americans to do as …

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