And Jesus said unto Paul of Ryan ...

[Joe Chi Minh]

'A woman who had been bleeding for 12 years came up behind Jesus and touched his clothes in hope of a cure. Jesus turned to her and said: “Fear not. Because of your faith, you are now healed.”

Then spoke Pious Paul of Ryan: “But teacher, is that wise? When you cure her, she learns dependency. Then the poor won’t take care of themselves, knowing that you’ll always bail them out! You must teach them personal responsibility!”

They were interrupted by 10 lepers who stood at a distance and shouted, “Jesus, have pity on us.”

“NO!” shouted Pious Paul. “Jesus! You don’t have time. We have a cocktail party fund-raiser in the temple. And don’t worry about them — they’ve already got health care access.”

Jesus turned to Pious Paul, puzzled.

“Why, they can pray for a cure,” Pious Paul explained. “I call that universal health care access.”

Jesus turned to the 10 lepers. “Rise and go,” he told them. “Your faith has made you well.” Then he turned back to Pious Paul, saying, “Let me tell you the story of the good Samaritan.

(Full article in New York Times, at link below)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/16/opinion/and-jesus-said-unto-paul-of-ryan.html?action=click&contentCollection=Americas&module=Trending&version=Full&region=Marginalia&pgtype=article

[Joe Chi Minh]

1. Something of a gem, I reckon.

Oh, the moral hazard the poor are exposed to when others seek to assist them ! What Paul Ryan could have taught our Catholic popes and the Fathers of the early church, right back to the Apostles. Instead, his subtle Christian sensitivity is wasted in politics !

[Angry Dragon]

2. Fake christians all around DC

[AJT]

3. The whole religious objection to the government

social programs is that being charitable should be a personal choice. See, Paul Ryan thinks churches, etc. should be handling all the uninsured sick people, the results of natural disasters, feeding poor people. You can justify pretty much any evil with some twist on religion.

[FiveGoodMen]

4. If there really were a Jesus, there would be Hell awaiting Paul Ryan

But he's not worried, because he doesn't believe that story himself.

None of these 'Christians' do, or they'd be scared shitless every waking moment of their lives.

[Joe Chi Minh]

7. As Father Abraham said to the rich man in Jesus' parable of Lazarus,

the beggar, and the aforesaid rich man, when the latter begged to be allowed to warn his brothers of the hell awaiting them (generally speaking. There are good rich men ; just relatively considerably fewer) : 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.'

[Judi Lynn]

5. So good. Also good to see it at the NY Times. Thank you, Joe Chi Minh. n/t

[Joe Chi Minh]

6. My pleasure Judy. I like the rueful remark of the late, great

Archbishop of Recife, Dom Helder Camara : '"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why they are poor, they call me a communist." I expect you are familiar with it.