We are faithful not to the triumphant golden eagle (ironically, also an imperial symbol of power in Rome) but to the slaughtered Lamb.
Shane ClaiborneI engage with local politics because it affects people I love. And I engage in national politics because it affects people I love.
Shane ClaiborneIn fact, the Gospel shows us change comes from the bottom rather than the top, from an old rugged cross rather than a gold royal throne.
Shane ClaiborneThe Catholic understanding has been that the death penalty has been become, like, outdated because in industrialized countries. We have other ways of protecting societies from dangerous people without killing them. And in fact, it's important to remember that much of the world has done away with the death penalty.
Shane ClaiborneIf you have two coats you have stolen one. We have no right to have more than we need when someone else has less than they need.
Shane ClaiborneWe don't actually have rich and poor together instead we have a family. What does it mean? If you have resources, you hold them with open hands. The mark of the early church was that they began sharing and it said there were no needy persons among them. They ended poverty as they created this new loving community.
Shane Claiborne