For those on DU that have never seen progressive Christian activism ...

[kwassa]

https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/22/politics/bishop-curry-white-house/index.html

Bishop whose sermon lit up royal wedding to lead White House protest

(CNN)Fresh off his star-making sermon at the British royal wedding on Saturday, Episcopal Presiding Bishop Michael Curry plans to take part in a candlelight vigil and protest in front of the White House on Thursday.

Curry will be joined by leaders from Christian churches who say they are concerned about a "dangerous crisis of moral and political leadership at the highest levels of our government and in our churches." Those crises, Curry and the other Christian leaders say, put "the soul of the nation and the integrity of faith" at stake.

Organizers say they expect 1,000 people to turn out for a church service before the protest and for the protest itself, to be held on Thursday evening in Lafayette Square, a park across the street from the White House.

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The sharply worded statement also calls "America first," a foreign-policy slogan endorsed by President Donald Trump, "theological heresy" and condemns the "normalization of lying" and "the resurgence of white nationalism, racism, and xenophobia; misogyny; attacks on immigrants, refugees, and the poor."

[brer cat]

1. Thanks for the post, kwassa.

K&R

[manor321]

2. Also

They should also attack the teaching of mythology as history. I'm not holding my breath.

[qwlauren35]

3. Why is that as important?

As the platform they have put together?

These people are Christian and may believe in intelligent design/creationism. As long as they see that as a reason not to destroy the planet, because it is God's creation, I'm all for it.

I truly believe that there are bigger fish to fry than whether someone believes in creationism vs. evolution.

[bobbieinok]

4. They are NOT RW Evangelicals/Fundamentalists!!! See Rev Barber, John Pavlovitz, etc

Possibly the primary difference from the Religious Right is their belief in and commitment to the message that God is love and that anyone who does not love his/her neighbor does not know God.