Divorce may be one of Jesus' most difficult teachings and one of the most weaponized. In Part 13 of Unlearning Empire, we wrestle with what Jesus actually says about divorce, the patriarchal world behind the text, and the shame Christianity has placed on people whose marriages ended. Marriage is sacred. And so are the human beings inside it.

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What does Jesus' command "Do not swear at all" have to do with a world of spin, propaganda, alternative facts, and "God said"? In Part 14 of Unlearning Empire, we explore how Jesus moves beyond simply telling the truth toward becoming the kind of people whose lives can be trusted. In a culture built on manipulating reality, truth becomes an act of resistance.

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What if "turn the other cheek" was never meant to teach oppressed people how to become better victims? For centuries, these words of Jesus have been used to tell people to stay quiet, endure abuse, and submit to oppression. But what if Jesus was actually teaching something far more disruptive, a way to resist evil without becoming what we resist? Maybe turning the other cheek isn't surrender. Maybe it's resistance.

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