Dan Heap, presente!

A commentary on one of our true Christian leaders.

Theology in the Vineyard

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Dan Heap “on the march”.

They threw away the mold when Dan Heap left this earth on Friday. I do not expect to meet his likes again—as a politician or clergyman.

Imagine an Anglican priest picketing his own church for its failure to speak on the horrific genocide in the USA assault on Vietnam—over 2 million innocents killed. That was Dan in 1966. That was the first time i heard about Dan Heap.

Holy feces, Batman there are clergy like this?

Dan opened up new vistas on the gospel of peace and in my own city.

I first met him in the 70s when as a city councillor he was supporting Caesar Chavez. I called off basketball practice and took the team to City Hall for a rally on behalf of the California Grape pickers, I told him how much I appreciated his steadfast moral compass.

Then I learned that…

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Posted April 28, 2014 by allanbaker in Uncategorized

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