I know there's a lot of interest in the #reclaimingjesus event and I know there's a 3-day weekend ahead but in case folks want to see the speech portion, here's a link to video from @Sojourners' FB page --> facebook.com/SojournersMaga…
There was a lot said last night and let me give you some more complete quotes 👇because it was hard to tweet and write in a cramped space
from Rev. Jim Wallis: “When Jesus’ name is forgotten or silenced or even co-opted, and used, when the integrity of faith is compromised for temporal political gain, that is not merely hypocrisy, that is idolatry." 
Wallis: "We almost daily see the dehumanization of entire groups of people based on their race, their economic status, their immigration documentation, their gender, their sexual identity, their nation or their religion," but we are all equal in the image of God.
Episcopal Bishop Michael Curry, who famously preached about 😍at the recent royal wedding of Meghan Markle and England’s Prince Harry, continued the theme at event and said the reason so many attended the #ReclaimJesus event was because they believe in the teachings of Christ
He said: Love your neighbor, 😍the neighbor you like & the neighbor you don’t like, 😍the neighbor you agree with & the neighbor you don’t agree with, 😍your Democrat neighbor, 😍your Republican neighbor, your black neighbor, your white neighbor, your Latino, your LGBT neighbor
Bp. Curry said Christian leaders gathered just before Ash Wednesday to figure out how to help Christians, ppl of good will "find their voice, to reclaim and renew the faith that Jesus has given us and to find a way to live that faith in our public lives and in the public square"
Theologian & minister of the United Church of Christ Walter Brueggemann said Jesus spoke about the truth and normalization of lying presents profound, moral danger to the fabric of our society
He said 9th commandment is “you shall not bear false witness," but what Moses meant was: “You shall not invent fake worlds for your own convenience. Fake worlds destroy neighbors. Fake worlds close off futures. Fake worlds make common life impossible. Fake worlds make violence”
Lies can never lead toward the path Jesus wants for humanity, he said.
“As long as we dwell in this culture of lies, we shall never be the land of the free, and the home of the brave. We will continue to be the land of the frightened, and the home of the anxious."
“As long as we dwell in this culture of lies, we shall never be the land of the free, and the home of the brave. We will continue to be the land of the frightened, and the home of the anxious."
Franciscan Father Richard Rohr closed the event at the church with a prayer sending folks to White House:
“May you know the height and the length and the depth and the breadth, may you know the love that surpasses all knowledge, and may you walk in that love into the empire"
“May you know the height and the length and the depth and the breadth, may you know the love that surpasses all knowledge, and may you walk in that love into the empire"
