To see the Bible as literature for the oppressed is to see that, in many ways, it’s not good news for people like me. People who have lived in comfort and privilege at the expense of those who find themselves in societal and economic margins.
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The truth, if we can be honest enough to see it and say it, is that there’s really no such thing as “normal.” There are only dominant cultural narratives.
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Walk into almost any American sanctuary this Sunday and tell me what you see and hear. Altars draped in red, white, and blue. Patriotic hymns sung with fervor. Praises heaped upon the nation. If one didn’t know any better, it’s almost as if we are worshiping the state and its power rather than God.
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[T]here are those who not only are overlooked by the societal systems because of their race, sexuality or gender, but also for their disability…intellectual, physical, emotional, etc. The intersections of these social assumptions, expectations, and cultures creates a world in which disabled queer folks are pushed past the edges because “We just can’t make those accommodations for you…”
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Diversity is baked into the fabric of the universe. To resist it is to resist reality itself.
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Accidental Tomatoes 