Have you heard the saying "Jesus was a Community Organizer, Pontius Pilate was a governor" yet? If not, you probably soon will. Of course, it is a reference to Obama vs. Palin.
Hog On Ice has a great post about what a community organizer is and does, bringing in the term "ward heeler."
My favorite paragraph: "Oddly, a lot of people who know nothing about the Bible call Jesus a community organizer. The truth is that Jesus was a great disappointment to the Jews, precisely because he was not a community organizer or any other type of political operative. First-century Jews were sick of Roman rule, and they hoped for a Messiah who would be a political ruler, more like Saul or David than Moses. The rejection of Jesus was partly based on this distinction. He came and went, and the Romans were still there. Jesus was not a community organizer. He organizes individuals, one at a time. From within."
Go read the whole post. Please. If you'd like. Thank you.
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Absolutely, the Jews wanted a worldly Messiah, one who would oust the Romans and set up a physical kingdom. How disappointing when he came bringing a spiritual one!
One other thing is that Jesus was a threat to the establishment of religion. The high priests wanted no part of that! Thus any political reformer who doesn't toe the Washington line is going to be the target of everything the established political machine can throw at them.
I'm not building Governor Palin up into something she's not, and certainly not making a direct comparision to Jesus, but she certainly is the type of candidate I have been hoping for!
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