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9. A Mobius Strip of "logic": "Then he would have been sinful and he would not have been our Messiah"

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Wed Jul 11, 2018, 01:17 PM

Jul 2018

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It comes right back on itself and locks you out. No room for reason.

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Trump Evangelical Adviser: Unlike Illegal Immigrants, Jesus Didn't Break Laws! [View all] kpete Jul 2018 OP

Then how did he get himself executed for sedition? The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #1

You have heard of Project Innocence, right? Ms. Toad Jul 2018 #13

He confessed. OilemFirchen Jul 2018 #16

My point is that innocent people are convicted and executed for crimes Ms. Toad Jul 2018 #20

He confessed repeatedly and loudly. OilemFirchen Jul 2018 #21

More like the first jury nullificaiton. :) n/t Ms. Toad Jul 2018 #22

He confessed to sedition? When did that happen? Mariana Jul 2018 #56

Right before the zombies appeared. Nevernose Jul 2018 #58

Well, I don't accept any of it as true Mariana Jul 2018 #60

Jesus healed the sick on the Sabbath and was condemned for it because it "broke the law." Tanuki Jul 2018 #2

Fraud's freaking "spiritual adviser" Cha Jul 2018 #38

Threw the merchants out of the temple: Assault! :) dawg day Jul 2018 #3

Sorry, but that is just outright dishonest and stupid....LOL Thomas Hurt Jul 2018 #4

Paula White.....Send ME Cash Now.....Nuff said. Crutchez_CuiBono Jul 2018 #5

They way they twist themselves into pretzels is simply amazing. lapfog_1 Jul 2018 #6

not a bible expert, but does it even say breaking a *government's* law is a *religious* sin? unblock Jul 2018 #7

I don't know . . . ask Kim Davis. n/t Ms. Toad Jul 2018 #15

I don't think Jesus even broke any civil laws. Mariana Jul 2018 #25

I think you are correct, he broke no civil laws. braddy Jul 2018 #27

Cleansing the temple exboyfil Jul 2018 #29

No, I don't recall the Romans charging him with any civil crimes or any reason that they should. braddy Jul 2018 #32

The question is if he broke civil charge exboyfil Jul 2018 #34

Evidently he didn't break Roman law. braddy Jul 2018 #35

Are the assemblies described anywhere as unlawful? Mariana Jul 2018 #36

not exactly D_Master81 Jul 2018 #50

Jesus was pretty discreet when it came to Mariana Jul 2018 #57

Yeah I don't think there were any immigration restrictions in any part of the world then treestar Jul 2018 #8

A Mobius Strip of "logic": "Then he would have been sinful and he would not have been our Messiah" VOX Jul 2018 #9

"No room for reason" FiveGoodMen Jul 2018 #59

Not even a millimeter in any direction. Encased. n/t VOX Jul 2018 #65

Hey, he started out life trespassing in a manger. Vinca Jul 2018 #10

Having actually studied that book. I'm sure her imaginary friend broke all kinds of laws. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2018 #11

I have studied it too ChubbyStar Jul 2018 #51

Yeah, having gone through a jesuit school. We did one thing most of these frauds and Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2018 #52

Crazy good my friend ChubbyStar Jul 2018 #54

Get the fuck out of the White House, Paula. You don't belong there. Initech Jul 2018 #12

She must not have red the story about Jesus' casting the money lenders out of the temple. nt LAS14 Jul 2018 #14

Republican Jesus full of hate. sarcasmo Jul 2018 #17

I'll let this guy reply blogslut Jul 2018 #18

The morning Jesus was arrested, they found him with a nude young boy Major Nikon Jul 2018 #24

That's Mark exboyfil Jul 2018 #30

As believable as any of it I suppose Major Nikon Jul 2018 #42

Teach it, Jesuits! n/t Beartracks Jul 2018 #28

Did Jesus steal from children's cancer charities like Trump you fucking dick? nt Quixote1818 Jul 2018 #19

So, when the Messiah does it, it isn't a sin? Ilsa Jul 2018 #23

Mark 2:27 vlyons Jul 2018 #26

Here is a little story I heard in church about sheep and goats. Algernon Moncrieff Jul 2018 #33

Each Christian will face that, but it will be based on their individual life as a Christian, not on braddy Jul 2018 #41

But even given that Caesar should get what's his, there is a higher law Algernon Moncrieff Jul 2018 #44

I didn't understand that, but each human is judged for his own personal life and faith in Christ, braddy Jul 2018 #46

Fleeing Herod was also a crime exboyfil Jul 2018 #31

Judea and Egypt were both Rome, Christ's family never moved out of Rome. braddy Jul 2018 #40

So helping slaves escape through the Underground Railroad was sinning? ck4829 Jul 2018 #37

Now you're getting it Algernon Moncrieff Jul 2018 #43

Yes. However, Christians get forgiven for their sins. nt. Mariana Jul 2018 #61

That Trump is breaking numerous laws apparently doesn't bother Paula White (Supremacist). Garrett78 Jul 2018 #39

...and unlike those Mexicans, he spoke English! brooklynite Jul 2018 #45

Who gives a shit. Jesus isn't the basis for our government NightWatcher Jul 2018 #47

Hmmmm - well what if you are a Christian? el_bryanto Jul 2018 #48

Congrats. It still should have nothing to do with government NightWatcher Jul 2018 #49

It's a dilemma, to be sure. Mariana Jul 2018 #55

"Wisdom and enlightenment" Nevernose Jul 2018 #62

I think I would advise against saying that but I don't believe in hell in the way el_bryanto Jul 2018 #64

The lack of empathy, the way they dehumanize people ecstatic Jul 2018 #53

Jesus is fiction. Immigrants are reality. stopbush Jul 2018 #63