James Talarico: What Would Jesus Do?

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00:00:00 - What would Jesus do about a tax system that benefits the rich over the poor?

00:00:06 - What would Jesus do about a healthcare system that forces the sick to start

00:00:10 - GoFundMe pages to afford life-saving surgeries?

00:00:15 - What would Jesus do about an education system that ties a child's school

00:00:20 - funding to their community's property wealth?

00:00:22 - What would Jesus do about a justice system that incarcerates more people than

00:00:27 - any other country on the face of the earth?

00:00:30 - And what would Jesus do about an economic system that prioritizes profits

00:00:36 - over the health of our planet?

00:00:38 - Would he stay in his room and pray?

00:00:41 - Or would he walk into the seat of power and flip over the tables of injustice?

00:00:47 - We Christians are called to do more than charity.

00:00:52 - We are called to challenge the systems that make charity necessary.