Here’s an excellent post by Will Sampson (I quote the two closing paragraphs)
And so, the death of Coretta Scott King, a beautiful person and a valiant fighter for people’s rights, seems to ring in the change that has happened in our culture. Samuel Alito, while “pro-life”, does not believe that life should include equal voting rights for minorities or privacy from intrusion by government interests. It seems to me, unfortunately, that this is the lesson of power. It is a futile pursuit, bound to disappoint. If you try to change culture through force you will always lose; there will always be someone more powerful who has different ideas about how people should act.
This is the strength of the Christian message. Rather than following someone who commanded great armies or was a captain of industry, many of us follow one who said, “For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it.” It is my hope that continued legislative losses will help the Church abandon her pursuit of power and bring her back to the radical message of Jesus. If we do that, then maybe we can start making some real change.
Amen , Will!