Anyone remember Bizarro World Superman who did everything opposite from the real Superman? Republicans apparently believe in a Bizarro Jesus who harps on abortion as the central issue of Christianity and condemns people for being “woke” — that is, recognizing and working to right civil inequity.
In the actual Gospels, however, Jesus preaches a ministry of all-embracing love, especially toward society’s despised and rejected, such as the Samaritans. The Gospel Jesus speaks not one single, solitary word about abortion even though it was a common procedure in Rome of the day.
How is it that today so many Christians and their churches have come to dwell on that one issue, about which the religion’s founder is totally silent, while those who emphasize inclusion and eradication of prejudice, which were central to Christ’s earthly message, are demonized?
The answer is that abortion is cynically used as a culture war political wedge to gain worldly power, which is prioritized over looking inward and seeking the kingdom of heaven as spoken of in the Beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mount.
David Ninehouser
Ambridge