it seems like CNN, along with the rest of mainstream Evangelicalism, doesn’t exactly know what to make of him (for the record, i *heart* SC).
The bus runs on vegetable oil and, yes, it’s a political statement. “It’ll be a long time before we fight a war over used veggie oil,” says Claiborne with a sly smile.
Claiborne is touring the country, packing churches and community centers, in support of the book he and Chris Haw co-authored, Jesus for President. “This whole project is about the political imagination of what it means to follow after Jesus,” Claiborne said. “The language of Jesus as Lord and savior is just as radical as it would be to say ‘Jesus as our commander in chief’ today.”
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