James 1:27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
Right now, there is a great evil threatening the world. There is no other way to state it. The result of a single person put into power will decimate lives. This single person was put into place in large part by my sisters and brothers of the Evangelical Right. I do not want to get into a pissing match over scriptural interpretations or how one lives out their faith. I did have planned a posting that it explained that was not my faith. This is what I offer instead.
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I am pro-life. I have walked a woman past the protesters at an abortion clinic for she feared the violence they presented. They insisted that the fetus in her was sacred life, but denied that same consideration to her children. Forgotten was the place in God’s heart for the widow, the orphan and oppressed. Thus, when no one else would, I did. I believe that we have a responsibility to care for each other, this includes health care. I am pro-life; I stand against the death penalty. Though I appreciate the sentiment, the death penalty is little more than a racist act against people already oppressed.
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I oppose assisting terrorists in devastating entire populations by refusing the admission of refugees into countries. If you think that the presidential decree is aimed at keeping people safe – think again, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates home of 17 of the 19 terrorists of 9/11 is not on the list of banned countries. This ban on Muslims is bullshit in so many ways, and is simply religious discrimination. The parable of the Good Samaritan seems to call for compassionate action to those despised ones. Faith, at least the one that I am called to, leaves few safe quarters. Yes, while we care for refugees, we need to care for our own homeless, our First Nation’s people, these are not mutually exclusive. Further, we have to step up to care for those that you and I sent into harm’s way; our veterans.
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Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. Isaiah 1:17
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The faith I celebrate recalls that it was women, and one man, that stuck with Jesus as he was crucified. And that it was to women that his resurrection was first announced. While the men were off doing something, it was the women that came to take care of Christ’s body. Women are not property or possessions to be ridiculed, judged on a scale of one to ten, nor are they to be grabbed by the pussies. And yes, if you voted for him, you too endorsed his view of women. And yes, I took exception to Clinton. Women are sacred. Only women can create life, and it was a woman only that actually carried Christ in her body. I agree with Jimmy Carter, that it is only through self-serving interpretation of scripture that man can use such to subjugate women.
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The faith I celebrate embraces the culture of others. It is more than just my love of food. I take Matthew 25:36 seriously, “I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.” Thus, my faith is worked out with the person in front of me. I am keenly aware, that Christ was not white. I believe that these rights we talk of are our responsibilities to each other. And I am commanded to love my neighbours, whether their gender, sexuality, religion, colour, fashion sense, choice in music, or choice of TV shows meets with my approval.
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I see the pollution of the world as the competition, the hatred and greed that we engage in. Christ taught us that we are to be in service to each other. Mark 9: 35 Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.” I believe the church must be kept safe from the corruption of greed – greed for money and power over others. I also am fortunate to be in such a church.
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I do not claim anything like perfection. I swear too much, I watch porn too much, I am cranky too much, there is a lot of shit I do too much of, and not enough of others. I am tired of having to explain my faith in the light of what many see as contemporary Christianity. I am tired of those that think taking God’s name in vain is swearing; much of what I have seen from the Religious Right has been taking his name in vain. I offer this simply as encouragement. That if this is your faith, and this is nowhere near a comprehensive list, you know that you are not alone.
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