Poverty is the result of injustice. We must fight it not only with charity, but with the courage to change unjust systems.
04298 – Poverty & Courage
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04044 – Artificial Intelligence?
The human mind is a surprisingly efficient and elegant system that works with a finite amount of information. It does not try to corrupt correlations from the data, but rather tries to create explanations... Let's then stop calling it "Artificial Intelligence" and...
04001 – The Way of Jesus is Clear
Christianity can be confusing, but the way of Jesus was pretty clear. Move toward the poorEmpower the womanCreate space at the tableThrow partiesWiden the family boundariesPoke holes in oppressive systemsDon't retaliate with violenceForgive your enemyDon't store up...
03780 – Keeping People Passive and Obedient
The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum--even encourage the more critical and dissident views. That gives people the sense that there's free thinking...
03744 – Strongman vs. Scapegoat
Beware systems and identities that need: 1. A Strongmanand2. A Scapegoat There will be no end of violence when these two exist. They legitimate and fuel each other. Jesus demonstrates how demonically futile the Strongman/Scapegoat mechanism is in his death and...
03615 – Criticizing a System
When I criticize a system, they think I criticize them and that is of course because they fully accept the system and identify themselves with it.
03285 – A Loser’s Script
Many religious people think that it’s all a merit badge system—all achievement, accomplishment, performance, and perfection. The good people win and the bad people lose. Of course, once we cast anything as a win-lose scenario, the irony is that everybody loses. Why...
03239 – People are Sacred; Systems are Not
When you feel overwhelmed in exposing truth, remember this: people are sacred, created in the image of God. Systems are not. They are only worth the people in them and the people they serve. And people are to be treated, whether one or many, the way Jesus Christ...
02742 – Religious Deconstruction
Martin Luther went through a process of religious deconstruction. The system he was deeply committed to began falling apart for him FROM THE INSIDE, and so he sought a better way--and not without criticism from those committed to defending the system. Deconstruction...
02602 – Vulnerability & Detention
Once citizens are detained, they lose their freedom and are out of public sight, systems of oversight and accountability of this opaque prison sub-world must be developed and enforced with special care. No one is more vulnerable than when they disappear from public...