Posted by Rachel on: 05.21.2007 /
Another poster from our favorite artist-provocateur Tim Nyberg
Of course none of us would ever say we believe that God loves Americans (or Westerners, or white people, or the rich and powerful) more than all other people. But as Donald Miller reminds us in his book Blue Like Jazz, “What I believe is not what I say I believe; what I believe is what I do.”
So as individuals, as communities, as nations and systems and institutions, DO we believe that God loves us more than the other people? And what would it look like to believe, and thus live, differently?
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Comment by: joe
1 05/21/07 4:17 AM | Comment Link |It seems to me that the bible is quite clear that God is on the side of the poor, the weak, the marginalised, the lost. The world says that it is the rich who are blessed. Christ says the opposite in the Sermon on the Mount.
Which is a bit of a problem for the rest of us.
Furthermore, Christ repeatedly talked about the Kingdom of Heaven - which he makes clear is not a cosmic insurance policy for when you die, but a reality in the here and now.
Comment by: Benjamin
2 05/21/07 9:06 AM | Comment Link |Rachel,
Actually, the scary thing is that lots of people do *say* they believe this. At least two of my more right wing relatives have argued very sincerely with me that American culture is … objectively superior, that g*d has blessed/called America in a special way because, in a sense, America is better, more loved, what have you. And these people call themselves christians. But they don’t mean the same thing by the word as I do.
Comment by: ncxian
3 05/21/07 9:32 AM | Comment Link |I love these posters, Rachel, but I can’t find them at the Tim Nyberg link. Can a person buy them?
Comment by: Rachel
4 05/21/07 3:34 PM | Comment Link |NCxian, welcome back! We’ve missed you around here!
I don’t think that the posters are on Tim’s website. I emailed Tim a few months back and asked for permission to use his American Christian Prosperity Gospel Ribbon Fish on our site. He said yes and also emailed me the posters and said that we were welcome to use them as well. So far we have posted three of the collection and there are two more coming, so stay tuned…