The Pulpit of Fear: How Religious Leaders Inflame Violence in America

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 06:42:03 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
https://www.tikkun.org/the-pulpit-of-fear/

"Millions of Christians across America attend church every Sunday morning. For
the most part, they hear sermons about Jesus’s two thousand-year-old message of
love, kindness, charity, forgiveness, mercy, and non-violence. They hear how
Jesus said, “those who live by the sword perish by the sword” and “Love thy
enemies.” They hear uplifting sermons about “The Prodigal Son,” “The Good
Samaritan,” and the story of how Simon of Cyrene helped to carry Jesus’s
burden—stories that teach us how to be better people. But in some churches, the
preacher’s thunderous sermon is vitriolic, inciting hatred, divisiveness,
suspicion and aggression toward others, and ultimately violence. These
preachers are out of touch with reality from consuming too much right-wing
media."

Via libramoon@pluspora.com.

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

Comment via email

Home E-Mail Sponsors Index Search About Us