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b'For this week\\u2019s episode, it\\u2019s another one of Brian\\u2019s favorites! The prophet Amos has some harsh words for religious festivals in the absence of justice and that\\u2019s a message that continues to be needed many millennia later. This episode talks about the emphasis on \\u201ca personal relationship with Jesus\\u201d vs. the emphasis we see in this passage. Brian and Fr. Shay also talk about the public displays of religion that have become a part of modern American life, the reality of violence and discrimination that transgender people face, and so much more.\\nWhat\\u2019s your favorite episode? We\\u2019re doing a summer series featuring some of the most popular episodes and we want to hear from you! Email us at connect@queertheology.com and let us know which ep is your fave.\\nAmos 5:18-24\\nAlas for you who desire the day of the Lord!\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Why do you want the day of the Lord?\\nIt is darkness, not light;\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0as if someone fled from a lion,\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0and was met by a bear;\\nor went into the house and rested a hand against the wall,\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0and was bitten by a snake.\\nIs not the day of the Lord darkness, not light,\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0and gloom with no brightness in it?\\n \\nI hate, I despise your festivals,\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.\\nEven though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings,\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0I will not accept them;\\nand the offerings of well-being of your fatted animals\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0I will not look upon.\\nTake away from me the noise of your songs;\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0I will not listen to the melody of your harps.\\nBut let justice roll down like waters,\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.\\nPhoto by bourgol\\nThe post Faith & Justice [Summer Series] appeared first on Queer Theology.'