wwjd (to bankers)?

Posted on October 11, 2011 by bobcargill (@xkv8r)

What would Jesus do? How about what did he do?

Jesus whipping bankers as depicted in John 2:15.

Jesus whipping bankers as depicted in John 2:15.

Nonviolence is the best way to bring about social change. Unfortunately, that’s not what the nonviolent, loving lord chose to do to those who financially oppressed the poor in John 2:15.

“Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle. He also poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.”

(Oh well, I guess is better than what he had in mind in Luke 22:38…)

Is there an “Occupy the Temple” movement yet?

HT: JW

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2 Responses

  1. bobcargill, on October 11, 2011 at 6:07 am said:

    And “Occupy the Temple” would be different from “Occupy the Temple Mount During an Intifada”, right?

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