A Quote by Kirsten Powers

Hypocrisy, something Jesus railed against, has become perhaps the most prominent feature of the religious right in the Trump era.

Kirsten Powers

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Kirsten Powers
American - Author
Born: December 14, 1967

The fierce words of Jesus addressed to the Pharisees of His day stretch across the bands of time. Today they are directed not only to fallen televangelists but to each of us. We miss Jesus' point entirely when we use His words as weapons against others. They are to be taken personally by each of us. This is the form and shape of Christian Pharisaism in our time. Hypocrisy is not hte prerogative of people in high places. The most impoverished among us is capable of it. Hypocrisy is the natural expression of what is meanest in us all.

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