Welcome to Chapter 11 of Saints, Sinners, and Scandals
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“My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.” — Luke 1:46–47
When Praise Becomes Protest
We’ve romanticized Mary’s song.
We read it at Christmas pageants in quiet tones or print it on cards with golden halos and doves in the margins. But in its original context, Mary’s Magnificat wasn’t soft or sentimental.
It was a revolutionary anthem.