LGBTQ Justice Archives - Page 8 of 23

Ignored Egalitarian Themes of the Gospels

“Is there anything life-giving we could take from this section of our reading? I do find it puzzling that these themes starkly contrast with how some Christians today in the U.S. are seeking political power to enforce their own interpretations of morality on society rather than seeking more effective ways to serve and lift the burdens of those who are most harmed by our systems.”

A Case for a Politically Compassionate, Distributive Justice Minded Christianity

October 27, 2023
Herb Montgomery
Economic Justice, Esights, Liberation Theology

“In the end, for me, it’s no longer enough to say that God is love. If our ideas of God’s love don’t also address love of neighbor in very real, concrete, material ways, then we are still missing the mark.”

Render to Caesar the Things that Are Caesar’s

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All Are Invited, Not All Are Welcome

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Unheeded Calls for Justice in the Parable of the Vineyard

October 6, 2023
Herb Montgomery
Economic Justice, Esights, Liberation Theology

“The crowds of people found hope and resonance in these the teachings of reversal: the elite and powerful would have the reins of society taken away from them and given to the marginalized and excluded. And if this parable did teach that power and resources would be taken away from the powerful, propertied and privileged, and given to the masses, then it makes sense that when those in power heard this, they sought to kill Jesus. It also makes sense that they had to be ever so careful because they knew the people heard something in this parable in the long line of justice prophets that made them love Jesus all the more.”

What Gives You The Right to Call for Change?

“Our story this week models a possible response we could use when our authority is challenged and as we stand up to injustice and harmful abuses. As Christians, some of us are looking for equal access to a seat at a table we should be flipping because of whom those systems are harming.”

Equality, Generosity and Concern for Workers’ Needs

"Three themes surface, three values that have the power to inform how we shape the present world we are all sharing: a desire for equality, generosity concern for workers’ needs. The priority is a combination of equality, generosity, and concern for the needs of the workers. What might our present economic system look like if these three themes governed us?"

Seventy Times Seven

"This parable originated not as allegory but as an example of real life indebtedness Jesus’ audience would have been familiar with. This was not a call for the indebted to forgive their abusive creditors, but for creditors to forgive the debts of those who owed them."

Relating to Those with Whom We Disagree

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What Taking Up a Cross Doesn’t Mean

September 1, 2023
Herb Montgomery
Esights, Liberation Theology, Myth of Redemptive Suffering

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