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		<title>Manning, Brennan -- The Ragamuffin Gospel, ch.  1 &#8220;Something Is Radically Wrong&#8221; (1990)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In effect, Jesus says the Kingdom of His Father is not a subdivision for the self-righteous nor for those who feel they possess the state secret of their salvation. The Kingdom is not an exclusive, well-trimmed suburb with snobbish rules about who can live there. No, it is for a larger, homelier, less self-conscious cast [&#8230;]]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In effect, Jesus says the Kingdom of His Father is not a subdivision for the self-righteous nor for those who feel they possess the state secret of their salvation. The Kingdom is not an exclusive, well-trimmed suburb with snobbish rules about who can live there. No, it is for a larger, homelier, less self-conscious cast of people who understand they are sinners because they have experienced the yaw and pitch of moral struggle.</p>
<br><b>Brennan Manning</b> (1934-2013) American author, laicized priest, theologian, speaker [Richard Francis Xavier Manning]<br><i>The Ragamuffin Gospel</i>, ch.  1 &#8220;Something Is Radically Wrong&#8221; (1990) 
									<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(<a href="https://archive.org/details/ragamuffingospel00mann/page/24/mode/2up?q=%22snobbish+rules%22" target="_blank">Source</a>)
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