God's Blessing

"For people to say God is lifting his blessing off of America today, and yet somehow did not lift his blessing off of America through the genocide of native Americans and the enslavement of black people, is disheartening to say the least. Guys, God's blessing has never been on America. It has always been on who Jesus says it is on in the beatitudes. The peacemakers, the pure in heart, the merciful, the poor in spirit, those who mourn, those who hunger and thirst for justice."

- Jacob Wright

Gimme a break!

"For some reason, the most vocal Christians among us never mention the Beatitudes (Matthew 5). But, often, with tears in their eyes, they demand that the Ten Commandments be posted in public buildings. And of course, that's Moses, not Jesus. I haven't heard one of them demand that the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, be posted anywhere. 'Blessed are the merciful' in courtroom? 'Blessed are the peacemakers' in the Pentagon? Give me a break!" 

- Kurt Vonnegut, A Man without a Country.