Presbyterians tell U.S. companies to stop arming Israel

Lexington Herald-Leader ^ | Aug. 06, 2005 | Laurie Goodstein

[maestro]

?...Presbyterians tell U.S. companies to stop arming Israel
...'ECT' to rule the WHOLE world!?

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I'm glad I'm a Baptist, we like arming everybody and their brother to the teeth.

[Publius6961]

Dear Presbytarians,

Sorry to burst your bubble, but what you want is worth [ sentence deleted to prevent a certain ban].

Delusional twits!

[tessalu]

Jesus said that his Kingdom was not of this world, but apparently the Kingdom of the Presbyterians is, and it does seem so. I think that they may be more political than religious.

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I agree, they are more political than religious. Maybe now is a good time to remove their tax free exemption status. If they wanna play at politics, let 'em, just not on my dime.

[maestro]

I'm glad I'm a Baptist, we like arming everybody and their brother to the teeth.

LOL

[punster]

The Presbyterians also equate armed self-defense with murder.

Just another case of the clergy being dumber that a bunch of posts.

[punster]

The Presbyterians also equate armed self-defense with murder.

Just another case of the clergy being dumber that a bunch of posts.

[Dark Skies]

Let 'em sell all they want...some smart money manager will step into this buying opportunity and the only losers will be the Presbyterian Church leadership (and I am confident they don't accurately reflect their rank and file members)

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I'll bet if the IRS sent them a little note asking if Presbyterian was still a religion, therefore exempted from paying taxes, or have they switched to politics and cannot suckle on the teat of taxpayers any longer, they'd jump back to Jesus in a heartbeat, and Israel would have a new best friend.

[ndt]

"I'll bet if the IRS sent them a little note asking if Presbyterian was still a religion, therefore exempted from paying taxes, or have they switched to politics and cannot suckle on the teat of taxpayers any longer, they'd jump back to Jesus in a heartbeat, and Israel would have a new best friend."

I assume your kidding or just not thinking straight. If this is where you set the bar for removal of tax exempt status, you can pretty well kiss all denominations status good bye. They all have their pet issues, but they are ALL active politically.

[safisoft]

Jesus said that his Kingdom was not of this world, but apparently the Kingdom of the Presbyterians is, and it does seem so. I think that they may be more political than religious.

Renowned conservative Presbyterians such as James Kennedy and RC Sproul are notable anti-Semites, so this comes as no surprise. They take their cues from many previous 'christians' who used 'theology' to support their hatred.

The reason why even conservative Presbyterians can be found in the camp with liberal theologians like from the W.C.C. is because Presyberians hold to a doctrinal position called 'supercessionism'. Supercessionism essentially says the Jews had their chance, and blew it. Now the 'christian church' is G-d's bride. Jews are merely objects for 'conversion'. Sick stuff, and the supecessionist must allegorize whole books of the Bible.

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I assume your kidding or just not thinking straight. If this is where you set the bar for removal of tax exempt status, you can pretty well kiss all denominations status good bye. They all have their pet issues, but they are ALL active politically.

Sometimes I think straight. Maybe we should sick(sp?) the ACLU on them for violating the seperation of church and state.

Back when, when I used to attend church everytime the doors opened, I never once in the thousands of times being there, did I ever hear our preacher say anything other than about religion. Not once.

[wallcrawlr]

please sell. I like buying cheap stock.

[goodnesswins]

This is PCUSA.....NOT PCAmerica.....just a reminder...

[avile]

Pro israel Christian right are the rightious gentiles that James the Just accepted into the fold.

Anti -Semitic Presbyterians are the dogs Jesus refrred to.

[ndt]

"I never once in the thousands of times being there, did I ever hear our preacher say anything other than about religion. Not once."

Between the variations of dogma and politics, you almost need a score card.

Hey, has anyone got a link to a comprehensive list of the differences in both dogma and political stances for the different denominations? It's be an interesting read.

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Between the variations of dogma and politics, you almost need a score card.

Ain't that the truth. The lines are blurring.

[Dark Skies]

Supercessionism essentially says the Jews had their chance, and blew it.

They ought to reread the Apostle Paul's letter to the Romans. It is absolutely clear about why the Jews had to make an orphan of Jesus (for our sake, dipsticks). These dudes ain't gonna be happy when Jesus asks them about this stuff.