One more rant about this video…

There’s a trend amongst the enlightened elite to speak self-confidently about how “Jesus wasn’t a Republican”. These people need to get over themselves. Jesus wasn’t a lot of things. 

There is no good reason to make such a statement other than an attempt to inject personal politics into a conversation it needn’t be. Jesus wasn’t a politician. He wasn’t a pastor. He didn’t write books.  And he certainly didn’t shoot videos for YouTube.

Jesus didn’t go to Bible church, wasn’t part of a ‘home team”, didn’t get married and didn’t have kids. He didn’t like hypocrites, didn’t like faith without obedience and spent his time with people from every walk of life .

Why does anyone feel compelled to pronounce that Jesus was not a Republican?  Outside the imaginations of those who fret over conservative politics, where exactly is this a widespread belief? Answer: “Jesus was a republican” is not a widespread belief. Time to move on to matters of actual significance.

Bottom line: the only reason to (ignorantly) pronounce Jesus’ political persuasions is to get a personal dig in on a group you don’t like.

Jesus was a carpenter. He is the savior of the world. If that’s the story you are telling, resist the impulse to show people your political enlightenment during story time.