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Originally Posted by UGAalum94
Just the movement for being a crass approach or the actual idea of considering how Christ would live or encourage Christians to live?
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WWJD was a cowardice way of pretending that the social dynamics that humans created have not become part of our conscious and subconscious reality. I recall people acting like all social conflicts could be reduced to WWJD. In other words, patriarchy, misogyny, sexism, racism, classism, heterosexism--to get rid of these things we just need to WWJD.
That's complete bullshit, because (1) seeking equality despite power differentials isn't about people being nice and loving to one another and (2) JD (Jesus did) many things within the context he lived. I believe he was the son of God, but he wasn't what many Christians think he was. How very unChristian of me to not take all of my faith's tenants literally.
That isn't the only tenant or widely held belief that I don't buy into/take literally.