Thursday, December 1, 2016

For weak and for strong

Today we’re hauling our asses from 16th Century France to New York in 1971, when John Lennon wrote “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)”.

It’s both a Christmas song, and a protest song. Which, considering the life of Jesus, seems appropriate, not least because waving this about gets straight up the noses of the millions of evangelical hypocrites around us who like to pick and choose their Biblical guidance.

(Last year I gave you “The Rebel Jesus”, which plays on somewhat similar themes. Have a listen to that.)

At any rate—here’s the Gospel according to John, something for us to think about as we watch saber rattlers swarm into the corridors of power once more.



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