New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd is off this week, but take heart: Nicholas Kristof is pinch-hitting, and his tweet teasing his Sunday column is doing its job of generating hits, even if most of them consist of people slamming their heads on their desktops.
What Religion Would Jesus Belong To? My Sunday column, early: https://t.co/Ij8btklXZK pic.twitter.com/zRJh1iaSU0
— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) September 3, 2016
Presbyterian…obviously;)
— Reverend Pete Jones (@PrsbyPastorPete) September 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/ac452/status/772157088248111104
Wow, from my readings & personal experience, I would put Buddhism & Christianity.
— James Beckman (@happybim_james) September 3, 2016
It’s safe to say a majority of the world’s Christians would be caught by surprise if the Second Coming consisted of Christ driving around America in search of a religion that best mirrored his beliefs. But what would Jesus do, supposing that he found that a lot of Christians in 2016 weren’t progressive Democrats? Might as well bring up (and immediately drop) the liberal sacrament of abortion.
“Jesus never mentioned gays or abortion but focused on the sick and the poor, yet some Christian leaders have prospered by demonizing gays,” Kristof posits, giving a passing nod to Islam before jetting back to the safe space of Christianity, because that particular religion best demonstrates the tension between its visionary founder and the money- and power-obsessed bureaucracy it’s become.
Either that, or just maybe the Times is sticking to its editorial policy of not risking becoming the next Charlie Hebdo.
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Much like Hillary Clinton’s intentions if not her actions, Kristof’s motivation seems benign, but calling “organized religion” into question isn’t exactly groundbreaking stuff.
Many faiths have lost sight of their founders’ teachings, writes @NickKristof https://t.co/ajVpAs1bxg pic.twitter.com/iSvrWxIRaX
— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) September 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/JGreenDC/status/772168625377730560
https://twitter.com/Rangersfan66/status/772175728397971458
Yeah, those guys.
https://twitter.com/jneeley78/status/772157781306515456
Now that's a thinker… 😉
— Kat Sas (@Katherine_Sas) September 3, 2016
Hmm …
@redsteeze That ranks as one of the stupidest questions I've ever heard.
— “Quid Pro Quo” Susan (@KueblerSusan) September 3, 2016
@redsteeze Obviously the Religion of Peace™
— Dan O'Donnell (@DanODonnellShow) September 3, 2016
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