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b'In this week, we look at \\u2026\\n\\nhow Jesus takes no shit!\\nparallels between the conversation Jesus has with the elders and the conversations queer people are often asked to have with straight, cisgender Christians\\nwhat it means for queer folks to guard ourselves and guard our hearts\\nhow to recognize when a question is not asked in good faith \\u2014 and what to do when that happens\\nwhat needs to be present in order for a conversation to happen\\nwhat Brian learned from a three hour conversation about Leviticus with a seminary student\\nhow \\u201cquestions\\u201d about LGBTQ identity and experience can actually be tricks and moving goal posts\\nit\\u2019s ok to not have conversations that are designed to trap you\\n\\nRead the transcript (PDF)\\nMatthew 21:23-27\\nWhen Jesus entered the temple, the chief priests and elders of the people came to him as he was teaching. They asked, \\u201cWhat kind of authority do you have for doing these things? Who gave you this authority?\\u201d\\nJesus replied, \\u201cI have a question for you. If you tell me the answer, I\\u2019ll tell you what kind of authority I have to do these things. Where did John get his authority to baptize? Did he get it from heaven or from humans?\\u201d\\nThey argued among themselves, \\u201cIf we say \\u2018from heaven,\\u2019 he\\u2019ll say to us, \\u2018Then why didn\\u2019t you believe him?\\u2019 But we can\\u2019t say \\u2018from humans\\u2019 because we\\u2019re afraid of the crowd, since everyone thinks John was a prophet.\\u201d Then they replied, \\u201cWe don\\u2019t know.\\u201d\\nJesus also said to them, \\u201cNeither will I tell you what kind of authority I have to do these things.\\nThe post Jesus takes no sh*t \\u2013 Matthew 21:23-27 appeared first on Queer Theology.'