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Seems to me that Jesus might be considered to have “emancipatory maximalist” tendencies

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"Emancipatory Maximalists exercise a religious fervor intent on rooting out racism, sexism, transphobia, and homophobia. They aren’t keen on “persuading” their opponents. They wish instead to use coercive power to produce conformity to an unyielding dogma that regulates speech, artistic representation, and institutional policy. Speech that doesn’t conform to these concerns is “harm,” and “Silence is violence.” We must pursue “whatever it takes” to cleanse society of the “evils” that have been visited upon “the marginalized.” Such endangered communities will not be “safe” until every part of society has been brought into conformity with these goals. "

This is a problem????? Can we turn this on its head and say this should not be done and be okay with it? So we should be emancipatory minimalists? Is that anywhere in scripture? I seem to remember something or other about Jesus coming to set the captives free. Hmmmm...

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