What Would Jesus Do?

What Would Jesus Do?

Foreign Affairs What Would Jesus Do? And is there anything particularly Christian about Christian Zionism? Credit: image via Shutterstock When did Jesus say it was acceptable to starve the poor, slaughter women and children while turning a blind eye to the suffering of the weak? The answer, of course, is never. Yet for years, a vocal strain of American Christian Zionist leaders have supported policies that do precisely that—enabling the starvat…

The three-year-old sat on the bathroom floor, struggling with the stubborn tights. Grandpa wanted to help, but was rudely rejected: “I can do it myself!” Not just myself. Completely myself. Simon Peter was sitting at the table with the master and the disciples. It was the evening Jesus washed the disciples’ feet, but when he came to the head of the crowd, he was rudely rejected: “You shall never wash my feet!” Not just never. Never forever. But …