Quote by George Bernard Shaw

Popular Christianity has for its emblem a gibbet, for its chief sensation a sanginary execution after torture, for its central mystery is an insane vengeance bought off by a trumpery expiation. But there is a nobler and profounder Christianity which affirms the sacred mystery of equality and forbids the glaring futility and folly of vengeance.

Popular Christianity has for its emblem a gibbet, for its ch

Summary

This quote criticizes popular Christianity by suggesting that it primarily focuses on gruesome imagery, such as a gibbet or gallows, representing the crucifixion of Jesus. It highlights the sensation of a bloody execution preceded by torture as the main emphasis. Furthermore, it characterizes the central concept of popular Christianity as an irrational quest for vengeance, which is then supposedly resolved through a meaningless expiation. In contrast, it suggests the existence of a purer form of Christianity that prioritizes the sacred notion of equality and explicitly rejects the futile and foolish pursuit of revenge.

By George Bernard Shaw

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