Passionate about Justice
On Friday, Mr. Obama stopped in the Rio Grande Valley, meeting with about 150 Hispanic evangelicals at the University of Texas at Brownsville. "I know that sometimes people are hesitant to mix church and state," he said. "But it's also important to remember that Jesus was an advocate. He wasn't afraid to go into the temple and throw that table down, drive the money lenders out. He was passionate about justice. Not just peace – justice."
Obama is saying that the "church" of Jesus does not only belong to the "state" of the Christian Right. Even more provocatively, Obama is suggesting that the heart of Jesus' life and message is closer to his understanding of progressive politics.
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