The ugly face of entitlement

If this video were a parable it would fit comfortably alongside the ones Jesus told about people who think they've earned their blessings, and are thus scandalized by the idea of free grace for sinners and the outcasts of society. "No more handouts!" Of course it's not a parable but a sad picture of the current political climate. Yet, I can't help but wonder . . . would Jesus be welcome at a Tea Party rally? Not Republican Jesus. Or white middle-class Jesus. Or "pull yourself up by your own bootstraps" Jesus. But the Jesus revealed in Scripture who challenges all earthly ideologies and attachments.