Re: [Marxism] Jesus and Jihad

[Jim Farmelant <farmelantj@xxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 12:32:27 -0700 "Jack F. Vogel" <jfv@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
writes:

> It was that very image of this racist 'wrathful' deity bbq'ing the
> unbelievers that I could never swallow growing up :) But I've been
> around such types thru much of my youth, and they are a 'problem'
> that needs a solution.
>
> I often fantasize about a 'Billy Graham' type that instead of being
> the right hand of the ruling class would become a 'liberation
> theologist' for the USA, turning the religious force in the
> direction
> that it could actually support the poor and downtrodden of this
> world. Write books where the 'saviour' comes back and bbq's all the
> evil capitalists and their toadies, LOL...

Most likely such a preacher would end up getting shot.  Remember
what happened to Dr. King and Malcolm X.

>
> Zizek has a book on this whole matter, however I havent read it
> yet. Oh well, just thinking out loud...
>
> Solidarity,
>
> Jack


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