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From Sojourners-
The Supreme Court is considering a case about a Christian baker who refuses to make a cake for a gay couple. It’s framed to be about religious liberty and free expression.
There's way more to it.
The case reflects a trend in this country. Many self-described Christians are emphatically rejecting the suffering-servant model that Jesus taught, lived, and urged his followers to adopt.
They don’t want to suffer or serve.
Instead, they’ve come to the viewpoint that Christians should never have to sacrifice for their faith, but others can be inconvenienced to accommodate them. They think being Christian means they can choose which of God’s children they serve and which they can shun.
This isn't about religious freedom, but religious arrogance and supremacy.
More here-
https://sojo.net/articles/when-christians-refuse-serve-their-neighbor
From Connecticut-
As Christians, we share a common call to what is known as “servant leadership,” valuing the power of love over the love of power. An example of this is the ceremony on Holy Thursday of foot-washing.
Washing another’s bare feet publicly is just as countercultural today as it was during the time of Jesus, at least among so-called equals. On a recent trip to Israel, we toured the ancient remains of a house of a once-prominent member of Jerusalem’s ruling class, and in the entryway was a place allocated for the house servant to wash guests’ feet, a common custom.
Just as we might hand our car keys to a valet upon arriving at an elegant party, in Jesus’ time, such an entry would begin with having one’s dusty feet cleansed by the lowest person on the social ladder.
More here-
http://www.newstimes.com/living/article/Servant-leadership-11041378.php
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