Mouthful of scripture, heart full of hate

Amen, Bro. Mohamad. A-men.

Tweets like this one make me sad, in no small part because Christians can’t seem to follow their leader, who set a pretty clear example of Christian behavior.

When my nieces and nephews were growing up, more than a few sported those WWJD (What Would Jesus Do) bracelets (and their parents hated it when I’d say, “OK: Man on first, man on third, man on first attempts to steal second. Quick! WWJD?”).

But:

WWJD about getting vaccinated? Mark 12:30-31 might be a good guide.

WWJD about abortion? I refer you in the text, again, to Mark 12:30-31:

WWJD about immigration? Same-sex marriage? Oooh, ooh! I know this one!

If those of us who profess to follow Jesus would actually do that, a lot of these political conversations would be tabled. Feed the poor? Check. House the homeless? Check. Worry about someone other than yourself? Double check. Christianity is one of the most simple of religions. It doesn’t take a Biblical scholar to ferret out the meaning of James 1:27, my favorite Bible verse (I do not sweat the “father” part):

See? Easy-peasy. There’s not a whole lot of room for hate in there, is there? As for the evangelical-types who claim to cling to the old rugged cross, how do you think they’ll respond to this lawsuit filed by one of their own? Professional Christian™ Dave Ramsey fired one of his employees for requesting to work from home to protect his medically vulnerable family members during the pandemic. I think all the talk about religious exemptions and vaccinations and religious freedom and whatnot is about to get really interesting.