I really enjoyed this discussion. A question that occurred to me when listening: “Would today’s religious right have convicted Jesus in ~AD30?”. My suspicion is the answer is Yes. Why? Because they stand for tradition, what is ‘right and proper’ (in their minds), and are unsympathetic to challenges from the more vulnerable - black, gay, immigrant etc. But those are who Jesus would have been standing up for, so they would be among those resenting (or worse) him for it.....
I really enjoyed this discussion. A question that occurred to me when listening: “Would today’s religious right have convicted Jesus in ~AD30?”. My suspicion is the answer is Yes. Why? Because they stand for tradition, what is ‘right and proper’ (in their minds), and are unsympathetic to challenges from the more vulnerable - black, gay, immigrant etc. But those are who Jesus would have been standing up for, so they would be among those resenting (or worse) him for it.....