Augie Ray on Nostr: Powerful words: "It’s not the task of the church to 'Make America Great Again.' The ...
Powerful words: "It’s not the task of the church to 'Make America Great Again.' The contemporary task of the church is to make Christianity countercultural again. And once we untether Jesus from the interests of empire, we begin to see just how countercultural and radical Jesus’ ideas actually are. Enemies? Love them. Violence? Renounce it. Money? Share it. Foreigners? Welcome them. Sinners? Forgive them."
- Brian Zahnd, Postcards from Babylon: The Church In American Exile
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