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    This document discusses fences, boundaries, and footprints in relation to religious doctrine and social justice. It criticizes religious groups that erect fences around doctrine to exclude others, rather than embracing Jesus's message of acceptance and living justly. It argues that actions like buying cheap shoes have global moral implications, and that the boundaries religions draw can keep people God wants to include outside, working against justice. The document leaves the reader with the question "How long?" will injustice and exclusion continue.

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    poem about the boundaries we draw

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    This document discusses fences, boundaries, and footprints in relation to religious doctrine and social justice. It criticizes religious groups that erect fences around doctrine to exclude others, rather than embracing Jesus's message of acceptance and living justly. It argues that actions like buying cheap shoes have global moral implications, and that the boundaries religions draw can keep people God wants to include outside, working against justice. The document leaves the reader with the question "How long?" will injustice and exclusion continue.

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    Fences and Footprints

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    Nigel Webb
    This document discusses fences, boundaries, and footprints in relation to religious doctrine and social justice. It criticizes religious groups that erect fences around doctrine to exclude others, rather than embracing Jesus's message of acceptance and living justly. It argues that actions like buying cheap shoes have global moral implications, and that the boundaries religions draw can keep people God wants to include outside, working against justice. The document leaves the reader with the question "How long?" will injustice and exclusion continue.

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    & footprints
    Accusations -Youre outside the fence! But who erected it in the first place? Jesus says -Come to me And the invitation to leave aside all that holds us back Yet Phari-sees We add to the weight of the oppressed -Be like us or he wont accept you When he is we And his acceptance is based on faith in a person Not interpretation of a proposition We reduce conversation to catechism And faith to assent When we are called to radical living that engenders faith -The word of God says Becomes a weapon of exclusion And insomuch we deny our very Lord who says -Come For those who come find that we have locked the door To protect ourselves When the message of hope and life has no bounds And true religion is to break the bondage of the oppressed Cant you see that in unlocking the door we are freeing ourselves to truly live To put flesh on God amongst those to need to see him most Ghosts and Halloween are evil we say But the real evil is that millions are dying of starvation while we just Booty, God, booty

    Since when has -live justly meant -Be pious when others can see you We forget that in a global world buying a pair cheap pair of shoes is a Moral choice That our footprint on the earth leaves an imprint In us In others That the boundaries we draw Form over meaning Are the fence that keeps those God is drawing OUT And that aint no justice I am left speechless, except to ask -How long? Nigel Webb 07/11/09

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