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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBill Maher: In order to be both Republican and Christian, they had to create an entirely new Jesus
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/10/03/1427402/-Bill-Maher-In-order-to-be-both-Republican-Christian-they-had-to-create-an-entirely-new-Jesus"The fact that this story played out last week during the papal visit exposed how little these so-called Christians of the far right believe in what Jesus actually said," Maher said. "How could they? There is not a tent in the tent big enough to fit both Jesus and Ayn Rand. In order to be both Republican and Christian they had to create an entirely new Jesus. We don't only have two Americas, we have two Jesuses now. It's true. Liberals have the traditional Jesus who hated rich assholes and wouldn't shut up about how they should give away all of their money. And conservatives made up a completely new Jesus. A small businessman from Galilee whose main gripe is big government and who wants to make Nazareth great again. I call him supply-side Jesus. He'd love to help the less fortunate but he's got investors to think about. Like the time supply-side Jesus performed a miracle and created a bounty of loaves and fishes and then gave them all to the top one percent so they can trickle down to the takers. ..."
mucifer
(23,373 posts)Franken did a comedy bit about supply side Jesus:
underpants
(182,274 posts)Josh on "The West Wing"
LuvNewcastle
(16,820 posts)If you compare RW Jesus to Bible Jesus, you won't find anything in common.
What's so funny is that a lot of these off-the-wall Protestant denominations claim to be the ones who are carrying on the traditions of the early church. I think if you brought someone from that time to a Southern Baptist church, it would probably scare them, or they would be very angry. Putting on your best suit and driving your Cadillac to the megachurch on Sunday to listen to a RW political sermon is just about the opposite of what the Bible says that the early church was about.
A lot of early church members lived a communal lifestyle. They shared everything in common, including their money, and their mission was to serve people. I don't think that bringing stupid politics into the church and raising money for candidates and saying fuck the poor all the time is what Christianity is supposed to be about. I'm not a Christian, but I do like a lot of what Jesus said, or what the Bible says that he taught. Fundies should be considered cult members.
BarackTheVote
(938 posts)"So the disciples determined that, according to ability, each should send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea."
That sounds kind of familiar, doesn't it? It's more or less one of the founding principals of Socialism: From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.
backscatter712
(26,355 posts)Such an angelic face...
Hatchling
(2,323 posts)I thought supply-side Jesus was a blond?
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)Preferably from a puncher wearing brass knuckles.
Major Nikon
(36,814 posts)Christianity itself is an excellent example. The god of Moses used fire and brimstone to whip believers into shape. Jesus used the (unverifiable) promise of eternal reward.
So evidently god is fallible because he keeps changing his mind.
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)which is pretty much the very reason that religions are pulled out of people's asses made up in the first place.
Also, I had to post this:
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)I had this same type of argument at DFP with an anti religionist who blamed religion and God for things that God would never endorse. Conservatives have used God to bludgeon, and their policies reflect that they do not practice what they claim to believe.