Occupy London - What He Said: The Words of Jesus Christ http://whathesaid.com Making the words of Jesus Christ easy to read and explore Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:31:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Jesus’ Take on the “Occupy” Protests? http://whathesaid.com/2011/10/20/jesus-take-on-the-occupy-protests/ http://whathesaid.com/2011/10/20/jesus-take-on-the-occupy-protests/#respond Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:31:27 +0000 https://whathesaid.com/?p=1052 Given that much of the wrath of the OWS crowd seems directed at the too-big-to-fail banks whose executives seem to bring home the bacon regardless of market conditions, I’m guessing that Jesus might just be among the protesters. The alternative is to return to the subversive teachings of Christ. Jesus showed little patience with religious […]

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Given that much of the wrath of the OWS crowd seems directed at the too-big-to-fail banks whose executives seem to bring home the bacon regardless of market conditions, I’m guessing that Jesus might just be among the protesters.

The alternative is to return to the subversive teachings of Christ. Jesus showed little patience with religious institutions. He was mostly concerned with people outside them. One of the central events of his life was a famous piece of direct action in the Jerusalem Temple, where he “overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of those who sold doves”.

The above block was pulled from a story about the Occupy London movement and how St. Paul’s cathedral fears the protest is keeping the tourists away.

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