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Bluerthanblue

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14. I agree

Tue Jan 31, 2012, 11:56 AM

Jan 2012

there are plenty of admonitons in the OT about taking care of widows and orphans- and for making sure that the poor don't go hungry.

The rules about leaving the corners of you fields to be gleaned etc. The Rabbi also glosses over the fact that 'usuery' ( money lending) is prohibited and says that there is nothing wrong with the way Romney made his money....

yet Ezek. 22:12 says:
"In you they have taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest and profits, and you have injured your neighbors for gain by oppression, and you have forgotten Me," declares the Lord GOD.

putting those who profit from lending in pretty bad company.

The last line of the OP is what I was trying to address with my reply. Jesus took a pretty unbending stand against material riches. Sorry I didn't say this better.

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Another idiot trying to use the Bible to justify screwing the poor [View all] n2doc Jan 2012 OP

let me guess Enrique Jan 2012 #1

or pimps off jobs to the lowest overseas bidders Skittles Jan 2012 #2

He's a Rabbi. HughBeaumont Jan 2012 #5

Number of times Jesus Christ mentions the poor in the Bible: 407 - Number of times ... 11 Bravo Jan 2012 #3

Yes, Jesus checked the time sheets of all those who He encountered... rfranklin Jan 2012 #4

Cherry picking asshats SaintPete Jan 2012 #6

First of all, if idleness is so bad for people, then create jobs! LeftishBrit Jan 2012 #7

Did he say, "Blessed are the Cheesemakers?" htuttle Jan 2012 #8

his "bible" ends where Jesus begins- and where Bluerthanblue Jan 2012 #9

But the Old Testament talked about forgiving debts every 7 years -- the Jubilee Larkspur Jan 2012 #11

I agree Bluerthanblue Jan 2012 #14

Go Look At Post 6 ProfessorGAC Jan 2012 #12

yes, Bluerthanblue Jan 2012 #15

No BIg Deal ProfessorGAC Jan 2012 #19

No. The Old Testament also emphasizes unselfishness, good works, etc. LeftishBrit Jan 2012 #13

yes, Bluerthanblue Jan 2012 #16

My reply to this guy is "Why did 2 of Jesus' parables depict wealthy men in Hell or going to it?" Larkspur Jan 2012 #10

good question- Bluerthanblue Jan 2012 #17

That asshole is a fucking liar. Zoeisright Jan 2012 #18

That passage is not even about working, for Pete's sake. Fawke Em Jan 2012 #20

All Republicans are redistributionists... JHB Jan 2012 #21

Didn't Jesus beat the living fuck out of the money changers in the temple? DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2012 #22