Reason #1 why I believe many churches today have lost touch with the original teachings of the ancient christian church: conservative takeovers of many evangelical and fundamentalist churches had led to the mindset that Glenn Beck is illustrating. Forget the teachings of Jesus that emphasized taking care of the poor, forget the fact that Jesus hung out with some of the people that were among the least appreciated in his society - many of today's Christians believe that we should make war on countries without mercy and allow the poor in society to fall behind "because it's their own fault." Social justice? That's just a code word for things we don't like - communism and fascism.
Did Jesus teach that one should "sell all that you own and distribute the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven" (Luke 18:22)? Or, was that simply a way to slip a socialist agenda into the unsuspecting Christian flock?
The Christian right has convinced much of America that Jesus would vote Republican...
Which is exactly why I refuse to believe it. And so should you.
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