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Christianity Should Radicalize You

By Emily Baez
A migrant reacts as members of a Christian church and migrants reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ as part of a protest after a fire broke out Monday night at an immigration detention center, along the Rio Bravo River at the border between Mexico and U.S., in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico April 2, 2023. Credit: Reuters/Jose Luis Gonzalez
Jul 24, 2025
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The verse that radicalized me will be a familiar one to Sojourners readers. It can be found in Matthew 25: “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’”

“Radicalization” is a popular topic. When I say I have been radicalized, I don’t mean that I’ve been shaped by a rigid set of beliefs that draws hard lines between who’s in and who’s out. I mean that I’ve been transformed by the teachings of Jesus, which challenge me to practice a radical form of love for others.

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A migrant reacts as members of a Christian church and migrants reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ as part of a protest after a fire broke out Monday night at an immigration detention center, along the Rio Bravo River at the border between Mexico and U.S., in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico April 2, 2023. Credit: Reuters/Jose Luis Gonzalez