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http://bluntandcranky.wordpress.com/2014/01/24/matthew-25-updated-if-jesus-were-here-today/When I was hungry, you cut my food stamps; when thirsty, you allowed my water to be polluted for corporate profit; when I was a stranger, you detained and deported me. When I was naked and vulnerable, without a job or income, you denied me extended unemployment compensation, holding it hostage to a political agenda. When I was ill, you refused to extend Medicaid; when I was in prison, you denied me justice in favor of revenge, and executed me.
And the righteous replied,When was it that we saw You hungry, thirsty, a stranger, naked, ill or in prison? And He said, Anything you did to one of thesehowever humble, poor and powerlessyou did to me.
This was submitted to the Cleveland Plain Dealer by Chester E. Ramey, and was published in their LTTE section on 1/19/14. And a better case against the Republicans cannot be made, in this bloggers humble opinion.
What would Jesus do and say, if he were here today? Probably something a lot like this.[/blockqoute]
deutsey
(20,166 posts)riqster
(13,986 posts)If they genuflect before the apostle Paul, Rand Paul, or Paul Ryan, yeah, it's likely a hopeless task.
But, as Mr. Zelazny once wrote, "my occupational therapist told me to specialize in lost causes."
lapislzi
(5,762 posts)Mind if I borrow?
riqster
(13,986 posts)It's from "Lord of Light", one of his best books.
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Great analogy.
Sid
riqster
(13,986 posts)In fact, the friend bought dinner.
So there we three were: the father, the son, and the goalie host.
daleanime
(17,796 posts)1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)riqster
(13,986 posts)1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)A co-worker of mine told me about one of her Uncles. He made his living facilitating undocumented labor here in Arizona. His business model will no doubt earn him a special place in hell (if there be such a place).
The Uncle arranged for 10-15 undocumented workers to cross the border, at $500-$1,000 a head. He would, then, arrange for them to get to Phoenix, Arizona, where he had arranged for them to work in restaurants or small manufacturing plants, where he collected the first $100 of their pay.
Then, after about a month, he would call sheriff joe on the workers. The good sheriff would then avoid having to raid the spot (and inconveniencing the company), by setting up "dragnets." The worst part, these dragnets always were set up for the Thursday before pay Friday, so the employer didn't have to pay them (since they paid in cash).
But the Uncle, knowing of the sudden labor shortage that would occur, would have already arranged for a new group of undocumenteds, and start all over again.
riqster
(13,986 posts)Just wow.
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)told me her Uncle was quite proud of his ingenuity and cunning, and saw nothing wrong with what he was doing.
riqster
(13,986 posts)Reminds me of Dubya.
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)No ... But that leads to the really sad part of this ... The uncle is Mexican, preying on other Mexicans, that 60 years earlier, might have been one of his own parents.
El_Johns
(1,805 posts)and every group has plenty of folks willing to sell out their peers for a buck.
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)I can name a bunch of Black folks that fall into that category ... but I won't. Rather, I'll just direct anyone interested to townhall.com.
kag
(4,079 posts)Uh...no...On second thought, pigs are much nicer, and they stink less. Your co-worker's uncle makes me want to .
snooper2
(30,151 posts)He would probably shit his bricks when he saw the first car. The we could take him inside 7-11 and explain how microwaves work
rurallib
(62,423 posts)I often think of a conversation I had with a older Native American woman in Minnesota a couple years back. We discussed what America might be like if the white had come peacefully and shared the land.
The Natives seemed to understand and respect the land and each other. We care (I mean take care of) nothing
SCVDem
(5,103 posts)Laelth
(32,017 posts)-Laelth
riqster
(13,986 posts)Clearly he or she reads here at DU. Hope it isn't a registered user:
Bill on January 24, 2014 at 7:20 pm
Jesus spoke in spiritual terms, not physical.
So when the hungry are fed, thirsty are given drink, stranger are taken in, naked are clothed, sick or in prison are visited, Jesus is talking about those who were hungry and thirsty and needed the Gospel of Christ; they were naked and sick and in prison because of their sin. This isnt talking about physically filling the needs of people, this is in reference to filling their spiritual needs. To try and attach a physical meaning to a spiritual reference perverts the meaning, and you will get nowhere except with those who are as equally stupid as you are.
Now, in reference to physically helping those in need, this is very simple: If Jesus believed that it was the role of govt to help all these people, he had ample opportunity to condemn the Roman Empire for doing nothing about it. He didnt. Thats because its the role of individuals.
Now, can individuals agree do help others via govt programs? Yes. But because one doesnt view those things being the role of the govt doesnt mean they dont care for others, it just means they dont agree with that method as being the best one. You left-wing freaks need to grow up and recognize that. Youre wrong. Were right. That will never change. Never.
And tell riqster to shut his stupid mouth before I shut it for him. And I can, I assure you.
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bluntandcranky on January 24, 2014 at 7:54 pm
What absolute rot. Lazarus was not just a metaphor, nor were the healings and other miracles.
I do not appreciate threats, and I shall report yours.
I shant dwell on the irony of a Christian threatening another person with violence. But it does diminish any legitimacy that your lecture might have possessed.
colsohlibgal
(5,275 posts)The right would have some splainin to do.
gerogie2
(450 posts)They read in the Gospel of Mark that Jesus gave free food to five thousand people that came to hear him speak about being merciful to your fellow human beings.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)riqster
(13,986 posts)Indeed, that is a distinguishing characteristic of language used by Rebbe Yeshuah bar Joseph: it is spare, efficient and direct, unlike much of the Book.
Those who balk at the hard work demanded by God and Jesus like to pretend that their teachings are somehow mysterious and mystical: that pretense enables the sorts of misinterpretation that underlies much of "Christian Conservatism".
In reality, we need only apply Occam's Razor and pick the simpler alternative.