I'm reminded of this after having read this article:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071001/ap_po/conservatives_third_party;_ylt=Asw362xMPcRk5xlFjkSey0as0NUE
2007-10-02 03:23:03 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
i think Jesus would be ashamed of many on the religious right in the US.
2007-10-02 03:26:18 · answer #1 · answered by snarkysmug 4 · 6⤊ 3⤋
Jesus was not really a liberal in the the terms it means today, although he did give up his life to redeem man before God from his sins. He gave liberally. The religious right existed when Jesus walked the earth. They were known as Pharisees and Sadducee's. Jesus often took issue in their false piety. It was the Pharisees and Sadducee that raised the cry to have Jesus put to death. The Sadducee's paid Judus to betray Jesus. Today, the religious right, like the Pharisees and Sadducee, often will pay money to hide the truth from the general public.
2007-10-02 17:14:55 · answer #2 · answered by Paul K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Logically you be correct.
Now for the truth.
Jesus is not a liberal nor a conservative.
He is the Truth and Light of the world.
It is not important to think that Jesus is on our side but that we are on Jesus's side.
Liberals think conservatives don't care about the poor but the reality is guess what.
They give more of their own money and time than do liberals. Christians even more so.
Now what kind of SUV would Jesus drive.
Since He is the Christ he doesn't need anything this world has to offer expect our love and respect.
2007-10-02 10:39:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Jesus was not a liberal in that he did not believe in less control of our behavior. In fact, he was radical in his teachings regarding adherence to the Ten Commandments and God's Law: "Love God above all else and love your neighbor as you love yourself".
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2007-10-02 10:36:04 · answer #4 · answered by Jacob W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes but Christians were rewriting Christ's message before his body was cold on the cross.
2007-10-02 10:27:17 · answer #5 · answered by Holy Cow! 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I've thought Cheney was the Anti-christ for a long time.
2007-10-02 10:32:49 · answer #6 · answered by El Duderino 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
One of my fav. bumper stickers:
annoy a conservative, live like Jesus
2007-10-02 10:28:19 · answer #7 · answered by MadLibs 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
We are a nation of believers convinced that God has picked the United States as his favorite amongst all creation. We are special in the vast universe. Chosen! Manifest destiny demands we honor God's will. Who better to lead in God's name than the current occupant of the White House who talks to the Lord daily and receives guidance directly from the almighty? God, he would have us believe, wants the world to be exploited so believers can get richer and richer. It matters not whether the resource is land, bauxite, gold, diamonds, fruit, hard wood, oil, labor, etc., God wants those who belief in him to get wealthier and more powerful until they own and control the world. Corporate believers in the Lord deserve as much.
What type of mind revels in wealth attained off of the backs of the downtrodden? What ethic adopts a divine paradigm under which imperialism flourishes at the expense and suffering of poor people? Is it not the height of absurdity that the top U.S. leaders wear their Christianity on their sleeves while Jesus advocated giving up everything and, "Come follow me"? As slaughter takes place in Jesus' name the war in Iraq is called a crusade. The magnates and CEOs of the military-industrial-complex plan more crusades, more of the same, in perpetuity, well, at least until the rapture.
The U.S. government and their religious Reich talking heads want us to believe that God is on our side. Neo-fascists are good at telling us what God wants and what we should do to please him and them. I can see no better rationale nor reason to dismiss the existence of a deity than by using God's name in justifying killing, carnage and mayhem for profit and wealth, for victory in "perpetual" war in the Lord's name. It is a sick and twisted mind that prays for success as it preys with religious justification upon the impoverished of the earth.
No religion has a corner on such twisted thinking as religions provide fear and the opiate of redemption drugging and inciting the masses into following along. Like sheep they go slaughtering and being slaughtered. Religious oppression and fanaticism of all stripes exploit the people's existential angst. Televangelists peddle simplistic answers to life's major questions. Better to be handed fairy tales than doing the hard work necessary in making sense of our lives. It is easier to accept "truth" handed down by snake oil ministries than to critically think for oneself. After all, who has the time to use one's brain! Let someone else use theirs for us.
2007-10-02 10:27:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Let the fundies back their own 3rd party candidate, it assures a Democratic win.
2007-10-02 10:31:23 · answer #9 · answered by Global warming ain't cool 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You get that from that article? Amazing. The fat has moved to the brain.
I love the "Jesus was a liberal" bit. So this must accordingly mean Jesus approved of abortion, correct?
Good luck with this.
2007-10-02 10:31:04 · answer #10 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
No, Jesus is still Lord and as such Lib and Con alike will bow there knee to him.
2007-10-02 10:33:14 · answer #11 · answered by jrldsmith 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋