by Shane Claiborne. Cover photo by Alison Jackson.

Trump and Vance have unleashed and emboldened some of America’s ugliest principalities and powers. This KKK flyer was handed out in Springfield, OH this week, after Trump and Vance spread racist lies about Haitians eating pets in Springfield:

I know there are folks saying these flyers are not real, but this was sent to me by a friend in Springfield who received one. The FBI is now involved.

May we all stand against hatred and racism, especially any of us who claim to be Christians. We are called to love our neighbors as ourselves, and Jesus said when we welcome the stranger, we welcome Him. Hate will not win.

Let’s just make a bold statement… Christians shouldn’t be supporting the same rhetoric and polices as the Ku Klux Klan.

The racism, lies and hateful rhetoric of the KKK and Donald Trump are a direct contradiction to the Gospel of Jesus.

I don’t think that means you have to wear a Kamala shirt. But let’s all agree to stand together for love, compassion, and truth. Let’s keep Jesus and the Beatitudes front and center. Let’s stay grounded in the fruit of the Spirit. Let’s stand against all forms of hatred, false witness, and bigotry.

Some things are not about Left and Right… they are about right and wrong.

Shane Claiborne is a Red Letter Christian and a founding partner of The Simple Way community, a radical faith community that lives among and serves the homeless in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia. He is the co-author, with Chris Haw, of Jesus for President. He has also written Executing Grace: Why It is Time to Put the Death Penalty to Death.