We are Pharisees

[icarus4586]

In Jesus' time, the "religious right" was a group known as "Pharisees." They were the priests, the scholars, the leaders, the purveyors of truth, the highest class of God's chosen religion. They had dedicated their lives, a not insignificant amount of their money, and their minds to an Almighty-approved religion thousands of years old. They were

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song

[icarus4586]

As I was writing this, I was reminded of a song: "Under Bridges" by Brave Saint Saturn

Yesterday while walking
Beneath an overpass,
I saw the figure of Jesus,
Standing barefoot on broken glass.
His beard was graying,
The smell of urine filled the air.
Asking if I had some change,
Anything that I could spare.

Emaciated,
His shaking fists balled up;
Influenza and pneumonia,
Begging God to take his cup.
So different from his pictures,
Breathing air through yellowed tubes,
Jesus Christ, dying of AIDS,
Can look right through you.

And all have hated,
Crucified and walked away,
The Savior of the prostitutes,
Drunkards, rapists, and the gays.

Under bridges,
With hands raised,
From the ghettos they praise his name.
Broke and crippled in the dark of night,
Raise your voices to Jesus Christ,
Hallelujah.

We are Mystics

[anonymous]

In Jesus' time, the "religious left" was a group known as philosophers and "gnostics". They were the priests, the scholars, the leaders, the purveyors of truth, and the intellectuals that chose to stay away from the organized church, both of the Jews and early Christianity. They had dedicated their lives, and probably in turn didn't have much money, and their minds to an man-approved religion anywhere from a year to 20 years old (depending on when they thought it up). They were set

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[icarus4586]

Fantastic post, Josh.