O has just what he needs.. an electorate to stupid to know when it has been 'pinked'.
O has just what he needs.. an electorate to stupid to know when it has been 'pinked'.
“Should we look to kings and princes to put right the inequalities between rich and poor? Should we require soldiers to come and seize the rich person’s gold and distribute it among his destitute neighbors? Should we beg the emperor to impose a tax on the rich so great that it reduces them to the level of the poor and then to share the proceeds of that tax among everyone? Equality imposed by force would achieve nothing, and do much harm. Those who combined both cruel hearts and sharp minds would soon find ways of making themselves rich again.Worse still, the rich whose gold was taken away would feel bitter and resentful; while the poor who received the gold from the hands of soldiers would feel no gratitude, because no generosity would have prompted the gift. Far from bringing moral benefit to society, it would actually do moral harm. Material justice cannot be accomplished by compulsion, a change of heart will not follow. The only way to achieve true justice is to change people’s hearts first—and then they will joyfully share their wealth.”
-– St. John Chrysostom on the poor from On Living Simply XLIII
They lying sick bastard should be in jail or deported.
Typical “social Gospel.”
Jesus just might have plenty to say to Obama and the Democrats about their idolization of Marx and the government’s redistribution of wealth as opposed to Jesus’s teaching of relying on God.
Destroying the wealth of the rich is their real god.
The passage Obama is quoting here refers to spiritual knowledge. It has nothing to do with money. But hey, why let facts get in the way of manipulating the voters during an election?
Christians understand that it is more compassionate to encourage men capable of work to work than to give them handouts because the Bible makes it clear that the only way to truly escape poverty is through hard labor. Because a system of giving aid to the poor by taxing the rich,is a system that encourages people to become dependent on the dole, that robs the poor of any incentive to seek ways of helping themselves, that leads the poor into a poverty trap, is hardly a model of genuine compassion or of wise public policy.And also, the rich are the creators of most of the new wealth which aids all of society,including the poor, and taxing them is an assault on that process.
1And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
2And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
3And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:
4For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.
God, Jesus looks at our intent for giving not how much we have been given.
Then again, Barry is found of twisting the Bible for his own use.
I am not my brother's keeper you godless twit.
Jesus doesn’t save. He just redistributes!
Now he´s the Christian In Chief too.
And to talk about "phony religiosity" from the guy that learned about Jesus from Rev.Wrong!!!
... you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness.
So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
Matthew 23:27-28
What he overlooks in such a broad pronouncement is:
1. Such coercive "taking" is implemented by imperfect persons in positions of power in government;
2. Individuals in the society, motivated by the teachings of Jesus, might do far more good with individual charity, if left free to do so;
3. When coercively taken from some and "redistributed" to others, the gratitude (if any) for such redistributed gifts is directed to government, not God, or to whichever tyrant chooses such a method as a vote-getting mechanism;
4. Free will of individuals is a central teaching in most Christian sects, which introduces a question about coerced "charity" if it travels under the banner of Christianity.
Just some questions which might bear discussion, since the President has introduced the topic.
Talks about the lucky rich needing to give back.
Well, Bari & Mooch are very, very stingy with their new-found wealth.
Hey 0bama, to quote the late Frank Zappa, JESUS THINKS YOU’RE A JERK!
Jesus was not talking about money. He was instructing his disciples on how to care for His flock.
Obama must not have heard what Jesus said about Cessar and God’s to render each in a seperate manner.
What the he** does this jerk know about what Jesus would do??
Jesus said that you will always have the poor with you (Mk 14: 7). Socialism is not going to change that fact.