There are so many different denominations and so many different churches, I often wonder which church Jesus would belong to if he were to return incognito. It is written that speculation is fruitless unless we can learn something from it, so this week, let s speculate. Jesus spent a good part of his ministry speaking out against those who were self-righteous, especially the religious leaders who were sanctimonious, so I guess the first thing Jesus might look out for is this particular sin.
Racism gets lots of play in the media, as does sexism.
Classism is a classic. For instance, if one cannot afford to dress like the average person in the congregation, an insidious form of classism is pervasive. I m sure some are thinking, We welcome everyone, no matter how they re dressed. I think it s a safe bet Jesus wouldn t belong to a church that practiced ism s. But Jesus also wouldn t belong to a church where the clergy looked down their noses on the parishioners.