shane claibourne

If this bloody, counterfeit liberation is American...

I am proud to be un-American.

If depleted uranium is American...

I am proud to be un-American.

If US sanctions are American...

I am proud to be un-American.

If the imposed "peace" of Pax Americana is American...

I am proud to be un-American.

But if grace, humility, and nonviolence are American...

I am proud to be American.

If sharing to create a safe, sustainable world is American...

I am proud to be American.

If loving our enemies is American...

I am proud to be American.

Regardless, I would die for the people of New York, but I will not kill for them...my kingdom is not of this world.

I would die for the people of Baghdad, but I will not kill for them...my kingdom is not of this world. I will stand in the way of terror and war...my kingdom is not of this world.

I will pledge an allegiance deeper than nationalism, to my God and to my family...my kingdom is not of this world I will use my life to shout, "Another world is possible"...for my kingdom is from another place. "My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight...but now my kingdom is from another place" (Jesus; John 18:36).

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I don't agree with everything he says...

but it resonates deep in my being.

that was a cheesy thing to say, but it's true