We may think, for instance, of a Christian like Polycarp, one of the earliest Christian martyrs. In the second century, faced with the demand that he hallow the emperor of Rome as “Lord” and “Savior,” Polycarp refused and said, “For eighty-six years I have been serving [Jesus Christ], and he has done me no wrong. Indeed how can I blaspheme my king who saved me?”24 Closer to home, we may think of a Christian like Kevin Harris formerly of the Marin Foundation, who, when he was living in Chicago’s Boystown neighborhood, grew concerned about the damage done when his fellow Christians led many
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