The Knights of Joshua arose from a simple truth: the figure known as Jesus — Yeshua, Joshua — was not a king, a conqueror, or a divine being, but a human being who spoke fiercely against cruelty, exploitation, and the misuse of religion for power.
He stood with the poor, challenged empires, broke bread with outcasts, and called on people to lift each other up rather than rule over one another. His message was not supernatural — it was radical humanism in a world built on hierarchy.
The Knights of Joshua were founded to reclaim that message.
We are not bound by creeds of divinity or authority.
We are bound by action.
By compassion.
By justice.
By the belief that ordinary people can transform their communities when they refuse to accept cruelty as normal.
We take our name from the human Yeshua — Joshua — to honor the teacher, not the throne built around him. We continue his legacy by defending the vulnerable, confronting the powerful, and caring for our neighbors with sincerity and courage.
This is our beginning.
The rest is up to us.