Jesus Was A Liberal!

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War

---"Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you." (Matthew 5:44)

---"Put up again thy sword into [its sheath]: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword." (Matthew 26:52)

---"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God." (Matthew 5:9)

---"If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also." (Matthew 5:39)

Money & Charity

---"If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven." (Matthew 19:21)

---"It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." (Matthew 19:23,24)

---"You cannot serve both God and Money." (Matthew 6:24)

---"Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions." (Luke 12:15)

---"But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous." (Luke 14:13,14)

---"And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common." (Acts 4:32)

Tolerance

---"Love your neighbor as yourself." (Matthew 22:39)

---"Do to others what you would have them do to you." (Matthew 7:12)

Death Penalty

---"Let he who is without sin cast the first stone." (John 8:7)

Turning Religion into a Business

---In the temple courts he found men selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple area, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. To those who sold doves he said, "Get these out of here! How dare you turn my Father's house into a market!" (John 2:14,15,16)

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Well I guess that settles it.

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Um, regardless as to what your religious beliefs might be, Jesus was most assuredly not imaginary. He was as real as Siddhartha Gautama and L. Ron Hubbard.

his friends called him josh

I guess that's why contemporary liberals revere him so much.

Please cut the bullshit.

[Edited on Jul 26, 2004 by stockula]

Also, he was Puerto Rican.

from you, this comes?

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHASHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whatever. I wouldn't presume to invoke a religious figure into politics, I never have, but I know a lot of leftists and Europeans take umbrage at it (unless, of course, it is Islam.....which we MUST come to understand and accept unless we want to be thought of as intolerant bigots).

If you want to co-opt a religious figure you otherwise have absolutely no other use for other than to further your politics, be my fucking guest.



[Edited on Jul 26, 2004 by stockula]

I like liberalism and Jesus was a sweet sorta' dude, but who gives a fuck if the two are linked? But I assume this topic is takin' the piss, in which case, awesome.

So... if I were taking a jab at the perception of Jesus as belonging to the Republican party, that would mean nothing? If I were trying to show that the things Republicans [who say they are Christians] stand for are completely incompatible with the teachings of Christ, that would be meaningless?

And as for me "otherwise having no use" for Jesus, I'll refer you to a post of mine from a long time ago.

And I would say that, from what I understand from 18 years of thrice-weekly Church of Christ attendance and further years of study, that the Religious Right-Wingers are the ones who apparently use a religious figure for political gain but otherwise have no use for him -- obviously! -- since their opinions and actions bear no relation with what he actually taught.

[Edited on Jul 26, 2004 by Keith]

You should have a word with your president about the way he's inclined to do this. Personally, I prefer your approach. You must be really pissed off at him, eh.

Sure, like L. Ron Hubbard was actually real. Uh-huh.

Also i think the was Jesus real thing isn't so easily settled. While I suspect there probably was a figure that Jesus-the-idea was based on, whether or not Jesus-the-real-person was that much like Jesus-the-idea is pretty much just a question of faith. There isn't alot in the historical record other then that there was a guy named Jesus who got crucified.

I sorta think that was the point.

Yeah, I sorta thought so. I guess i was just fleshing out the point a bit.

Good thing I do not believe in him.

Say what you want about Jesus but that dude can pound some Jager. He drinks me under the table every single time!

What people in power do? Hell even people that are not in power?

and, to extend this definition:

living by his teachings means, ostensibly, being humble, caring for the poor and down-trodden, waging peace not war, elevating people over profits...things that bush has yet to do in his life, much less in his policy. it's on ething for people in power to do certain unbecoming things; it's quite another when people in power go off the deep end doing those things and then turn around and profess a "christian" life.

You know.. I dont get it. If you want to redicule something that stands as the symbol of all good in the world... go ahead. But Let me tell you something...

I'd rather believe in an imaginary god who says when I die I am going to paradise.

Then believing in nothing and rot in the ground.

and about historical record....

You do know the whole religion thing is based of a word called FAITH

[Edited on Jul 26, 2004 by Lain]

I found your entry the most constructive statement on this thread

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