There really is no limit. You’d think when the Bible forewarns that most people claiming to be Christian aren’t really, that it would be a subtle thing. That it’d be hard to tell, more insidious.

All over social media, the rallying cry for ‘Christians’ is now about Muslims. There’s a lot to unpack here.

1. When did ‘What Would Jesus Do’ Become ‘What Would Muslims Do’? I think the primary example was from Bishop Robert Barron, but it’s all over social media. Sorry but when did Christians get their direction on how to behave from Muslims? Did I miss something in the New Testament? Let this sink in, the rallying cry for this outrage holds how Muslims would supposedly react as an example for Christians. Either we are told to behave like this caricature or it’s a commentary that this would not happen IF we did. Absurd either way.

2. The basis of this example is extremely racist and inherently white washing. Let’s be 100% clear, if you want an example of death/violence/fear, the west in general but Americans in particular (where Robert Barron is from) has an extensive list to choose from. It’s funny that the same boogeyman image from the War On Terror is being used now as some sort of insinuation that Muslims are the example of putting fear into others so you won’t be insulted. The War On Terror is directly and indirectly responsible for up to 4.5 million deaths (mostly Muslims).

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/15/war-on-terror-911-deaths-afghanistan-iraq/

Almost 40,000 Palestinian deaths in less than a year, mostly Muslim. Supporters and defenders of Israel always say it’s righteous defense. It’s justified, it’s a lesson, etc. So how come Israel wasn’t used as the example then for this? How (in)convenient.

That was done TO Muslims, but still try to use the caricature?

You know what could scare other people? Threaten to put people in those residential schools that happen to have mass graves next to them. Or is that somehow not scary enough. For larpers of European Christendom nonsense, if you larp so hard for it why did you pick the Crusade’s enemy side to hold up?

3. Let’s step back for a second. Here we are in a situation where we have Chinese Christians and Christians of diverse backgrounds and ethnicities, harnessing a ridiculous trope about Arab Muslims, stemming from a white American, to rally outrage over an Italian painting that is textbook historical white washing. Why? How are we here? Let’s do some self-reflection.

4. ‘It’s not about the painting it’s the symbolism’. WHAT IS THE UNIVERSALLY considered symbol of Christ and Christianity? The Cross right? WHO IS MOST WELL KNOWN FOR BURNING CROSSES? WHAT IS THEIR IDEOLOGY? Is that inconvenient to ask? Uncomfortable to bring up? Google or AI this if you really have no clue. This is a joke.

5. This is obviously a warning call for anyone who still has their head above the water and can have the self-awareness of the absurd situation we find ourselves in. Do a self-test for yourself if you truly believe you are Christian. I challenge you to pray your tweets and other social media comments directly to God. Say them to Jesus. Stand on your opinions before God if your heart is really about that. If you are too scared or know it’s not appropriate, then you shouldn’t have said them in the first place.