What's with liberals claiming Jesus was the most liberal activist in history?

Question

Do libs ALWAYS have to revise history to fit their own problems with people?Ever since 9/11 they've been saying Pearl Harbor was an inside job too to show"the utter death and destruction that comes as a result of neo-cons".They called FDR a neo-con.And now to make redneck fundamentalists angry they're calling Jesus a liberal activist.When will it end?

Should we get a WW2 veteran to slap them?

Answer 1

I think that Flubbety has it right. He certainly was liberal in his approach to challenging both the conservative Jewish community and the Roman ruling authority. His views on women and poor people as valuable members of society are in every respect liberal. But he had a strong faith in his God (let's throw out the whole Triune thing for just a moment, and talk about him as a man.) and this is why he can not be considered a Liberal with a capital L. Martin Luther would be a liberal activist also for the reforms that he introduced to the Roman church, yet the Reformation actually had very conservative results. "Liberalism emphasizes individual rights and equality of opportunity". This has nothing to do with whether one is a Democrat or a Republican. Jesus was a liberal individual because he challenged that which he viewed as corrupt, unjust and unfair. He certainly would not be an advocate of abortion. He probably would not have been a champion of gay rights. He was no fan of high taxes. He would have been a Equal Rights Amendment supporter, and would challenge the fundemental churches over their teachings. Not because he was a non-believer though, but rather because he was such a true believer. The RIght should really not get all worked up over this claim. Yeah, he was a liberal thinker and doer, but it was a lower case L, not an upper case like they would like to spin it. George Bush has been liberal with funding to Iraq. Does this mean that he is a card carrying Democrat? I don't think so.

Answer 2

I think you're always treading on thin ice when you start saying someone was the _most_ whatever. But I would definitely describe Jesus as a liberal. He was attempting to radically change society and he challenged a lot of social tabboos. Early church teachings were actually incredibly feminist for the time (vows of chastity allowed women to escape unhappy marriages, something Roman women had little say in, for example) and continued to challenge the social order (their early stance against infanticide flew in the face of the Roman presumption of a father's absolute supremacy over his family, for example).

Answer 3

This has been going on for a long time. In Galt's novel Annals of the Parish, someone about 1790 claims Jesus was a reformer, and the Laird replies "What the devil did he make of it? Was he not crucified?"

Answer 4

Because Jesue told people to sell their property and give to the poor, to feed the hungry and clothe the naked, to forgive their enemies and pray for them, not to judge others, to realize that the worst sinner can be forgiven--get the picture? A real bleeding heart, no?

Answer 5

Have you actually read the gospels? How can you say he is not a liberal activist? Can you name one right wing act of Jesus?

Answer 6

Jesus is not a liberal... He would not support the murdering of babies like most liberals do.
I see many people here saying He was a liberal because He supported charity... May I remind you however, that "right wingers" give to the poor just as much, possibly more, than liberals (the reason I say they give more than liberals is because "right wingers" tend to tithe). Most liberals don't because most of them think tithing is no longer necessary since it was in the Old Testament.

Answer 7

well, their half right... but half wrong. thinking Jesus would be a conservative is just as goofy.