I just combined my favorite Banksy work with my favorite Banksy quote.
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Does Jesus go with soldiers into battle?
Let’s set aside the kitschy nature of this image and ask a very important question. What does it mean for Jesus to be placing a hand on the shoulder of a praying soldier and declaring that he is with the soldier always? The allusion is presumably to Matthew 28:20, a passage which caps off the Great […]
The Beatitudes and Banksy on Remembrance / Veterans Day
Matthew 5:3-10 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. 7 Blessed […]
