Hey, get down, you there
what are you doing in the pulpit
put down the scroll
How dare you desecrate the temple;
who let you in; where did you get that collar
who do you think you are
why are you crying out for justice
Don’t you know, haven’t you heard
your kind doesn’t belong there
we had a committee, we voted
no one wants you
we’re the ones to interpret scripture
you’re on the outside
Heresy, blasphemy
you can’t be the Messiah
who said to heal on Sunday
to feel the poor
who called you to preach
to claim the mantle, Savior
chosen, ordained, to serve
who let you in, you weren’t invited;
where did you get that collar
Edited August 6, 2013
“not your kind – v4”
Edited August 2, 2013
“not your kind – v3
Edited April 28, 2012
“Not your kind – v2”
April 28, 2012
“not your kind”
Passage of Paragraph
#304.3 language in committee at
United Methodist General
Conference 2012
barring ordination for
same-sex candidates, those guilty of pre-marital sex, and adultery.
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
&
Luke 24:13-35
Walk to Emmaus
&
John 8:1-11
&
Samuel Thompson’s
Inclusion Essay
shared at the New England United
Methodist Church
Annual Conference
in response to call by Reconciling
Ministries Network
for essays describing, “My vision for an inclusive church”,
June 10, 2011
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