S01E26 J. Jioni Palmer, the Politics of Christian Faith
Jesus Was a Political Rebel
Christian Faith Requires Challenging Oppressive Authority
April 4, 2021 – Being a true Christian requires challenging injustice and actively going out of your comfort zone to assist the poor, a former Washington journalist and men’s Christian minister told the Retail Politics Podcast with Gerry Shields.
As part of a special Easter episode, former Newsday congressional correspondent J. Jioni Palmer, now a men’s minister at the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church down the street from the White House, said the Biblical figure Jesus was lynched for challenging government authority.
“If your religion ain’t a revolution, then you’re just getting high,” Palmer said. “I think Jesus was...definitely a political hero. Crucifixion was used to execute political prisoners.”
Jesus would welcome much of the past year’s political turmoil in America because it aligns with his teachings to heal the sick, feed and house the poor, and challenge oppressive authority, Palmer said.
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