Current Events

TOPICS:

Previous

PAGE: 

1 ... 

347 | 348 | 349

 ... 487

Next

Previous

PAGE: 

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

 ... 7

Next

Keith

Keith

Oklahoma City, OK
August 2002

JUL 26, 2004 01:12 AM

On...

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)

*********************************

Jeff_Fries

Jeff_Fries

Humptulips, WA
September 2003

JUL 26, 2004 01:14 AM

Well I guess that settles it.

Wren

Wren

SUICIDEGIRL

Minnesota, USA

JUL 26, 2004 01:22 AM

Jesus was a sandal wearing carpenter. Also he is imaginary.

Jeff_Fries

Jeff_Fries

Humptulips, WA
September 2003

JUL 26, 2004 01:24 AM

Wren said:
Jesus was a sandal wearing carpenter. Also he is imaginary.


theres pictures

AceTracer

acetracer

Hollywood, FL
January 2004

JUL 26, 2004 01:29 AM

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.

Wren

Wren

SUICIDEGIRL

Minnesota, USA

JUL 26, 2004 01:31 AM

AceTracer said:
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.



Okay.

rottenart

rottenart

Norman, OK
February 2004

JUL 26, 2004 01:31 AM

his friends called him josh

stockula

stockula

Anchorage, AK
May 2003

JUL 26, 2004 01:34 AM

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

Please cut the bullshit.

[Edited on Jul 26, 2004 by stockula]

AceTracer

acetracer

Hollywood, FL
January 2004

JUL 26, 2004 01:38 AM

Also, he was Puerto Rican.

rottenart

rottenart

Norman, OK
February 2004

JUL 26, 2004 01:42 AM

stockula said:
Please cut the bullshit.



from you, this comes?

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

stockula

stockula

Anchorage, AK
May 2003

JUL 26, 2004 01:48 AM

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]

Anton

Anton

Australia
September 2003

JUL 26, 2004 01:53 AM

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.

Keith

Keith

Oklahoma City, OK
August 2002

JUL 26, 2004 02:03 AM

stockula said:
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.



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]

TheFuckOffKid

TheFuckOffKid

NEWSWIRE

Australia

JUL 26, 2004 02:23 AM

stockula said:
I wouldn't presume to invoke a religious figure into politics, I never have


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.

recursive

recursive

Los Angeles, CA
January 2003

JUL 26, 2004 02:32 AM

AceTracer said:
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.



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.

TheFuckOffKid

TheFuckOffKid

NEWSWIRE

Australia

JUL 26, 2004 02:39 AM

digitalrhino said:
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.

recursive

recursive

Los Angeles, CA
January 2003

JUL 26, 2004 02:53 AM

TheFuckOffKid said:

digitalrhino said:
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.

Mike11

Mike11

Titusville, FL
OLD SKOOL

JUL 26, 2004 02:59 AM

Good thing I do not believe in him.

ReverendBenzo

ReverendBenzo

Savannah, GA
September 2003

JUL 26, 2004 03:57 AM

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

bean

bean

STAFF

Los Angeles, CA

JUL 26, 2004 05:07 AM

The point here, as Keith mentioned, is that regardless of whether or not you believe in Jesus, a very large number of people who are members of the Republican party (including Shrub himself) do believe in him, and allegedly follow his teachings. However, as Keith pointed out, their political leanings and their religious beliefs (which, in the case of Dubya, supposedly provide the foundation for his policies) are not only at odds, but are diametrically opposed to each other.

So wait, if Dubya's not following the teachings of Christ, then eeek whose teachings does he follow?!

Oh yeah. This guy:

-Karl Rove

[Edited on Jul 26, 2004 by bean]

Mike11

Mike11

Titusville, FL
OLD SKOOL

JUL 26, 2004 05:18 AM

bean said:
The point here, as Keith mentioned, is that regardless of whether or not you believe in Jesus, a very large number of people who are members of the Republican party (including Shrub himself) do believe in him, and allegedly follow his teachings. However, as Keith pointed out, their political leanings and their religious beliefs (which, in the case of Dubya, supposedly provide the foundation for his policies) are not only at odds, but are diametrically opposed to each other.

So wait, if Dubya's not following the teachings of Christ, then eeek whose teachings does he follow?!


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

bean

bean

STAFF

Los Angeles, CA

JUL 26, 2004 05:33 AM

Mike said:
What people in power do? Hell even people that are not in power?



You know, if you want Keith to spell out which citations from the Bible he quoted up top correspond to which liberal positions on issues and contrast that with the conservative position on those issues, all you have to do is ask. That is, if you need it spelled out for you.

My point was that most politicians who say they believe in Jesus say they live by his teachings. That's live by his teachings, not determine policy based on them. That distinction is one made almost exclusively by George W. Bush. That happens to be total bullshit, since the teachings he says determine his policies conflict with his actual policies, across the board.

[Edited on Jul 26, 2004 by bean]

rottenart

rottenart

Norman, OK
February 2004

JUL 26, 2004 09:32 AM

bean said:
My point was that most politicians who say they believe in Jesus say they live by his teachings. That's live by his teachings, not determine policy based on them. That distinction is one made almost exclusively by George W. Bush. That happens to be total bullshit, since the teachings he says determine his policies conflict with his actual policies, across the board.



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.

Lain

Lain

Astoria, NY
April 2004

JUL 26, 2004 01:49 PM

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]

lowenb

lowenb

Princeton, WV
June 2004

JUL 26, 2004 01:50 PM

BrokenGavelBlues said:


Eight year olds, Dude.

Sorry, I have nothing constructive to add to this thread.



I found your entry the most constructive statement on this thread

lebowski rocks

Previous

PAGE: 

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

 ... 7

Next