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b'In this passage, the wise people encounter the baby Jesus and are so transformed by their encounter, that they return another way. In this episode, we explore how queerness can mirror that experience and how each can inform the other.\\nReferenced in this episode:\\n\\nBrian\\u2019s article on LGBTQ activism + the wise people meeting Jesus\\nIs Christianity all about saying a prayer and getting into heaven?\\n\\nMatthew 2:1-12\\nAfter Jesus was born in Bethlehem in the territory of Judea during the rule of King Herod, magi came from the east to Jerusalem. They asked, \\u201cWhere is the newborn king of the Jews? We\\u2019ve seen his star in the east, and we\\u2019ve come to honor him.\\u201d\\nWhen King Herod heard this, he was troubled, and everyone in Jerusalem was troubled with him. He gathered all the chief priests and the legal experts and asked them where the Christ was to be born. They said, \\u201cIn Bethlehem of Judea, for this is what the prophet wrote:\\nYou, Bethlehem, land of Judah,\\nby no means are you least among the rulers of Judah,\\nbecause from you will come one who governs,\\nwho will shepherd my people Israel.\\u201d\\nThen Herod secretly called for the magi and found out from them the time when the star had first appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem, saying, \\u201cGo and search carefully for the child. When you\\u2019ve found him, report to me so that I too may go and honor him.\\u201d When they heard the king, they went; and look, the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the child was. 1When they saw the star, they were filled with joy. They entered the house and saw the child with Mary his mother. Falling to their knees, they honored him. Then they opened their treasure chests and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. 12 Because they were warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their own country by another route.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nPhoto by\\xa0Caleb Stokes\\nThe post Activist Epiphanies \\u2013 Matthew 2:1-12 appeared first on Queer Theology.'