Radical Passover: Celebrating Collective Resistance. Why is there an olive on the Seder plate? Why is there an orange on the seder plate? And how can the liberation story of Passover relate to our modern-day struggles against oppression? Traditional Passover haggadot (the books of readings used at seder services) are full of answers but not to these questions. But then again, most seder plates don’t have olives and oranges on them … I’m always interested in efforts to reclaim, reinvent, or renew religious holidays in ways that make them newly sustaining and politically energizing, so I was excited to learn through my friend Traci of a radical, anti-racist haggadah full of poetic writing and ideas about how to find new relevance and depth in the rituals of Passover: “The Love and Justice in Times of War Haggadah Zine” by Micah Bazant and Dara Silverman.
I felt that an orange was suggestive of … the fruitfulness for all Jews when lesbians and gay men are contributing and active members of Jewish life. Lukewarm is not enough. By Peter Wells Associate Conference Minister So, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am about to spit you out of my mouth.Revelation 3:1 There was a time when the church was very powerful . . . . Things are different now. So often the contemporary church is a weak, ineffectual voice with an uncertain sound. I agree with those who speak of God’s preferential option for the poor. This preference for lukewarm is true even in the Jesus we prefer. Augustine said that "hope has two beautiful daughters.
Catholic Organizations for Renewal/Philadelphia. Dissenting Organizations. Tolerance.org.