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Tag Archives: civil disobedience
Sermon: Being perfect?
We know a campaign has truly succeeded when those who had nothing to do with it, and even those who condemned it, pretend that they were on the right side all along. The campaign against apartheid in South Africa is a perfect example. Few people nowadays will boast that they opposed boycotts of all-white sporting teams, but, at the time, most people condemned those annoying, unwashed professional protesters interfering with the God-given right of Australians to watch a good game of rugby. Continue reading
Posted in Political Activism, Sermons
Tagged civil disobedience, Deuteronomy 24:1-4, Erica Chenoweth, Leviticus 19:17-18 24:17-21, Maria J. Stephens, Matthew 5:27-48, non-violent resistance, Pace e Bene, protests, Sermon on the Mount, The Brick Bible, Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict, Year of Matthew
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Sermon: Righteous Outlaws
Together, the Hebrew midwives, Pharaoh’s daughter, the daughter of Levi who is Moses’ mother, and the girl who is the baby’s sister and his mother’s daughter, have disobeyed Pharaoh and saved Moses from death. Because of their actions, Moses will grow up to become the liberator of his people and their great lawgiver. If the Pharaoh had really wanted to destroy the Hebrews he should not have overlooked the women, because it is their acts of civil disobedience that change history. Continue reading
Sermon: This is our story
In the single greatest act of civil disobedience ever seen this man, executed by the powers of Empire, was raised from the dead. The very least that the world’s oppressive regimes expect when they kill someone is that the person will stay killed. Continue reading
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Tagged civil disobedience, creation, Easter, Easter Sunday, eucatastrophe, Isaiah 65:17-25, Joy, Luke 24:1-12, resurrection, Year of Luke
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Reflection: When the things of God and the Emperor conflict
As Christians, we too need to refuse to give our obedience and loyalty to ‘the emperor’ if the emperor is defacing the image of God by mistreating human beings. In such cases it is only by resisting the emperor that we can give to God the things that are God’s. Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged civil disobedience, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, John Calvin, law, Martin Luther, Matthew 22:15-22, Reformation, Year of Matthew
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Sermon: Christ is Risen!
Today, Easter Sunday, is a day of celebration. It is a story of apparent defeat turning into a great victory; of sorrow becoming joy. It is about the triumph of life over death; love over hate. This year, of all years, in the midst of a pandemic, unable to gather together to celebrate, we need to hear this message. Continue reading
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Tagged civil disobedience, Easter Sunday, eucatastrophe, J. R. R. Tolkien, Matthew 28:1-10, resurrection
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