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In reply to the discussion: Tea party activist: ‘Jesus Christ is weeping in heaven’ over pope’s criticism of capitalism' [View all]Turbineguy
(37,324 posts)1. Read the fucking Book dickhead.
Luke wrote "Supply Side Jesus"?
Besides, yeah, WTF does the Pope know about the Bible?
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Tea party activist: ‘Jesus Christ is weeping in heaven’ over pope’s criticism of capitalism' [View all]
Galraedia
Dec 2013
OP
I don't think you understand the concept of "infallibility" pertaining to the pope. It
Cal33
Dec 2013
#81
The pope is only infallible when speaking Ex cathedra. Those pronucements are very rare
Katashi_itto
Dec 2013
#136
Actually, there is (or was) a gate from Jerusalem called the Eye of the Needle....
Tigress DEM
Dec 2013
#129
He was actually attempting to avoid getting torn to shreds by an anti-Roman mob or
eridani
Dec 2013
#124
And Jesus told the rich young man to sell all that he had, give it to the poor, and come follow him.
Ikonoklast
Dec 2013
#106
He's not weeping. He's too busy deciding which football teams get to play in bowl games this year.
progressoid
Dec 2013
#19
Remember that op-ed that argued Goldman Sachs is holier than Mother Theresa?
Dopers_Greed
Dec 2013
#22
YES! Just look at how Jesus loved on those capitalists in the Temple courts! Oh wait. Never mind!
yellowcanine
Dec 2013
#28
It was the ONLY time he ever went OFF on anyone like this. There was a point to this.
Tigress DEM
Dec 2013
#157
NOT fellow human beings as it were - Money Launderers who constantly overcharged during the exchange
Tigress DEM
Dec 2013
#132
There ARE many churches that operate on a business model and for various reasons.
Tigress DEM
Dec 2013
#159
for the Red Scare, everything they said about the Commies was what they'd been saying about the Jews
MisterP
Dec 2013
#50
That was a later interpolation in an era where Mithraism was a serious competitor to Christianity
eridani
Dec 2013
#127
Better to go with a Protestant preacher of "personal prosperity". Bible be damned. n/t
pampango
Dec 2013
#40
Jesus Christ never lived in a nation like ours and did not advocate overthrow of the ones He did
jwirr
Dec 2013
#45
So what chapter and which verse? These two Bible aspects are strangely absent. That's what 12 years
mulsh
Dec 2013
#75
"Jesus never said the government should help the poor," is a favorite rightie talking point
Lydia Leftcoast
Dec 2013
#91
Eat shit, 'bagger. In case you didn't notice, no one gives a damn what you think.
DisgustipatedinCA
Dec 2013
#107
I can thump that Bible right at them. I say they're going to hell. If they act up, I repeat myself!
freshwest
Dec 2013
#115
You are taking it out of context. A) He's being accused of trying to disrupt Roman Rule.
Tigress DEM
Dec 2013
#173
He knows who he is, but not any type of Earthly king and if you don't get that....
Tigress DEM
Dec 2013
#183
B) To get to Heaven, you need to break from ALL the BS. You took Matthew 25 out of context also.
Tigress DEM
Dec 2013
#174
So, if a person lives an exemplary life but renounces Jesus entirely, what then?
stopbush
Dec 2013
#179
Well, if you renounce Jesus entirely, why would you want to be in Heaven anyway?
Tigress DEM
Dec 2013
#184
You should read your Bible, because right now, you're just offering opinions.
stopbush
Dec 2013
#186
C) About the Canaanite woman... had to look it up - not a Biblical scholar
Tigress DEM
Dec 2013
#175
Yes, Dufus, those are tears, but in all fairness, I think Jesus is laughin' at y'all.
Tigress DEM
Dec 2013
#125
The religion of women and slaves was not going to please a Tea Party asshole. n/t
Orsino
Dec 2013
#142
Jesus would say, "Go hang out with the money-changers. I'll get my whip and be right there."
FiveGoodMen
Dec 2013
#144
I never saw anything in the New Testament that seemed to me a vision of an economic system
struggle4progress
Dec 2013
#162
And a Tea Party govt would ensure there are plenty of poor for us to take care of. n/t
Beartracks
Dec 2013
#163
Moseley quit reading that text as soon as it became a bit challenging
struggle4progress
Dec 2013
#188