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Weekly Newsletter from Christian Vegetarian Association CVA - February 28, 2018
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1. Activist Feedback
Ana, who leafleted at Winter Jam in Tampa, writes:
My leafleting experience was positive. For the most part, the people attending the event were respectful and receptive to the flyers. Of course there are always a few that doesn't fit that, but that was the minimum. We were able to distribute all the booklets. As a matter of fact, I wish I had more.
I would like to donate my hours to you guys to cover for the expenses.
Thank you!
2. Original Sin, Part 28
The story about the adulteress (John 8:3-11) illustrates Jesus
undermining the scapegoating process. The scribes and Pharisees tried to
trap Jesus by asking whether they, acting according to the Law of Moses,
should stone a woman guilty of adultery. Initially, Jesus did not reply;
instead, he wrote something in the sand. This broke the mob’s momentum
toward stoning her. If they had not been forced to pause and think, they
would have stoned her regardless of Jesus’ response. Then, after saying,
“Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her”
(John 8:7), Jesus again wrote in the sand. If Jesus had met the mob’s gaze,
the angry accusers likely would have projected their anger onto him. They
would have regarded Jesus’ gaze, however loving and compassionate it was, as
an accusation and an affront; and they might have killed Jesus, as well as
the adulteress.
Jesus challenged the crowd to produce someone without sin to cast the
first stone. This required that someone step away from the crowd and take
responsibility for the violence. The scapegoating process involves group
violence, with growing accusations and threats from the crowd reinforcing
each other. Indeed, nobody came forward to commence the stoning.
Next week, I will continue to explore examples of Jesus working against
the scapegoating process.
3. This Week’s Sermon from Rev. Frank and Mary Hoffman
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