Some year, I want someone in fandom to do an anti-Imperialism post for Palm Sunday -- the Passion story, at some level, is a story about the terrible things people do to themselves and one another to survive under occupation. But I've never heard a sermon addressing that aspect of it.

I felt unexpectedly justified when Pastor decided to preach his sermon about how the Democrats in Congress are like Christ Triumphant riding into Jerusalem (let us strew roses at their feet) and the Republicans are just like the Pharisees and Sadduccees. :P

Has there been any backlash over this? I mean, it's kind of true and awesome, but the last time a priest gave a sermon that was overtly political/partisan at my church, half the congregation complained to our regular priest (the sermon-giver was a visiting priest) and it was a huge scandal. People were incredibly offended that visiting guy had tried to use the pulpit to put forward a political opinion. (to be fair, it was a very polarized opinion about the Iraq war that was expressed in ways that were personally offensive and insulting to numerous parishoners. There were a couple people who walked out).