Monday, January 28, 2019

Incongruity noted


When this disconcerting item turned up in the news, I wondered whether the evangelicals who are trying to inject their faith into public schools would be emphasizing the bit of Luke's Gospel we heard read yesterday. Jesus kicked off his ministry to the world by quoting an ancient prophet of his people:

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives
 and recovery of sight to the blind,

to let the oppressed go free,
to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."

Somehow I doubt this was what the folks behind several state bills had in mind. But I could be wrong.

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