Yet again, faith has been weaponised as President Trump poses in front of the St John’s Episcopal Church in Washington DC; brandishing a Bible, the highest symbol of the Christian faith after delivering a message of dominance and clearing peaceful protesters off a public road. A couple of days later, the family of George Floyd found solace in a faith-filled memorial service filled with readings from the Bible.
Against this backdrop, the oppressor professing faith and the oppressed being comforted by faith, I was curious to explore what Jesus did when confronted with social issues.