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In reply to the discussion: 6 Ways the 7th Richest Man in America Has Screwed the Poor [View all]Brigid
(17,621 posts)27. Jesus's teachings were deeply rooted in the Old Testament.
There is much in there about how God expects the Jewish people to treat one another (and the foreigners living among them, too) and how they are to organize their society and their economy in such a way as to make things as equitable as possible. The prophets spent much more time railing about the fact that the Israelites weren't doing that than anything else. In short, Bloomie knows better.
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+1. But I think he was absent from shul that day and I seriously doubt that he knows better. n/t
Smarmie Doofus
Mar 2013
#31
See response #4, paragraph #3 for the reason behind "Every year, like clockwork"...
Dryvinwhileblind
Mar 2013
#10
Priceless. So you want an anti-establishment candidate, huh, Ralph? Thanks a lot.
freshwest
Mar 2013
#38