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29 Mar, 4 tweets, 1 min read
I’m sorry my prayer offended you, Rep. Stickland.

Love feels blasphemous when you’ve been taught a religion of hate.
Equality feels blasphemous when you’ve been taught a religion of supremacy.

Freedom feels blasphemous when you’ve been taught a religion of control.

Peace feels blasphemous when you’ve been taught a religion of violence.
The true blasphemy is using the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth to exclude others.

Christianity is a way of living in radical fellowship; it’s not a members-only club.

Christ taught love not rules.
In fact, he broke rules.

Today is Palm Sunday. Jesus rode a donkey into the seat of religious/political/economic power and offended the entire establishment.

This Holy Week, let’s follow in his footsteps by loving our neighbors more than our dogmas.

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