" Join Francis in refusing to cede the field of religion to the reactionary forces of neo-liberal conservatism.
" Expose that conservatism for the destructive fraud it is.
" More particularly, expose Paul Ryan and other Bible thumping Republicans as the heretics they are as they defend the interests of the rich and starve the poor in the name of the Gospel.
" Insist that our pastors get on board with Pope Francis in universalizing his pro-life vision to foreground issues of hunger, war and peace, capital punishment, full employment, universal health care, affordable housing, environmental protection. . . .
Francis reminds us that united with our neighbors, we too, the People of God, possess the power to raise the dead.
So as we stand before the grave of God, the church, and Jesus, let's re-appropriate the gospels social justice tradition and echo the pope's cry: "Jesus, come forth!"
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