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...human difference as a perversion of nature rather than as a rainbow sign of God’s creativity. As Christians, we are especially guilty in this regard. It was Gandhi, the Hindu peacemaker, who put it best when he said: “I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ.” And so it is that the worst angels of our nature—slavery and poverty, greed and corruption, war and genocide, racism, sexism, and homophobia—are routinely cloaked in the language of Scripture. This...
...what could be called the turning point of “Choke,” Clark Gregg’s directorial debut, a doctor played by Kelly Macdonald reveals that Sam Rockwell’s character may share genetic material with Jesus Christ. “So you’re saying I’m the son of Jesus Christ?” he asks. “More like His half-clone,” she replies.There are a handful of delirious revelations like this in the film—which is adapted from the Chuck Palahniuk novel...
...supernatural, through gifts like healing, prophesying and speaking in tongues, makes regular visits in the pews. In the middle are sacramental faiths like Roman Catholicism, where the supernatural has a regular place on the altar (after all, the Eucharist is said to be the literal body and blood of Christ) but one that occurs only within the restrictions of very specific ritual...
...that the most cost-effective and sustainable approach was to partner with and bolster existing businesses instead. "It's important for people not just to get handouts of food but to work. We showed you could do it," says Arthur Keys, 63, a minister in the United Church of Christ and former labor-union organizer who eventually started his own business advising nonprofits on how to obtain grants. He founded...
...have to promise not to print since they're about religious paintings and he's an atheist who likes to offend without hurting box-office receipts. "It's more amazing to me that a man walked around and said that stuff," he says, looking at a painting of Jesus Christ. "There's nothing more amazing than human kindness. You don't have to say later, 'Oh, probably half...