This litany of resistance was compiled by Shane Claiborne, Chris Haw, Jim Loney, and Brian Walsh, and is published in the book Jesus for President: Politics for Ordinary Radicals (Zondervan, 2008).
One: Today we pledge our ultimate allegiance to the kingdom of God.
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To a peace that is not like Rome’s.
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the gospel of enemy love.
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the kingdom of the poor and broken.
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To a king that loves his enemies so much he died for them.
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the least of these, with whom Christ dwells.
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the transnational church that transcends the artificial borders of nations.
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the refugee of Nazareth.
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the homeless rabbi who had no place to lay his head.
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the cross rather than the sword.
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the banner of love above any flag.
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the one who rules with a towel rather than an iron fist.
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the one who rides a donkey rather than a war horse.
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the revolution that sets both oppressed and oppressors free.
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the Way that leads to life.
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: To the slaughtered Lamb.
All: We pledge allegiance.
One: And together we proclaim his praises, from the margins of the empire to the centers of wealth and power.
All: Long live the slaughtered Lamb.
One: Long live the slaughtered Lamb.
All: Long live the slaughtered Lamb.