#temple cleansing

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Jesus Flipping Tables: Unpacking antisemitic readings of the “Temple Cleansing”

Jesus flipping tables to protest exploitative economic and religious systems is a compelling story! It’s relatable to our own activism, it showcases a countercultural Jesus — but is it worth fueling anti-Jewish theologies?

Those of us who claim to care for the oppressed need to rethink our readings of this story, in order to prevent its misuse as a weapon against our Jewish neighbors. Thus I am grateful to Dr. Amy-Jill Levine for sharing historical context that can help us with our re-readings, and for offering her own interpretation of why Jesus really decided to weave that whip and flip those tables...

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My Father’s house…is a house of prayer…but YOU…!

YOU have made it into a den of THIEVES. THIEVES!!!! *Cleanses the Temple*

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Koil Alwar Thirumanjanam performed

Koil Alwar Thirumanjanam performed

Koil Alwar Thirumanjanam was on Tuesday performed at the Lord Venkateswara temple here as a prelude to the annual Anivara Asthanam scheduled for Thursday.

A herbal paste made of turmeric, camphor, sandalwood powder, vermillion and other ingredients that acts as a disinfectant was applied to the pillars, walls and ceiling inside the sanctum sanctorum of the temple.

While the main idol was…

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Koil Alwar Thirumanjanam performed

Koil Alwar Thirumanjanam performed

Koil Alwar Thirumanjanam was on Tuesday performed at the Lord Venkateswara temple here as a prelude to the annual Anivara Asthanam scheduled for Thursday.

A herbal paste made of turmeric, camphor, sandalwood powder, vermillion and other ingredients that acts as a disinfectant was applied to the pillars, walls and ceiling inside the sanctum sanctorum of the temple.

While the main idol was…

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