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"Scott, I do not recall any Christians/Freepers reminding us that Paul said to obey the government regardles..."

He's just mad that Jesus and Paul were not libertarians. This fact prevents them from using Jesus, Paul, et al, as icons of their religion.

He's just mad that Jesus and Paul were not libertarians. This fact prevents them from using Jesus, Paul, et al, as icons of their religion.

When dealing with taxes, Jesus either said "if they want it that bad, go ahead and give it to them" and had Peter go get a fish to get the tax payments out of its mouth (a mocking response that I believe is the only miracle Jesus ever did that benefited Himself).

The term "tax collectors" hardly ever appears in the NT without "and sinners" nearby (anyone ever see a Biblical reference to "rug murchants and sinners" or "tent makers and sinners"?

Jesus refused to even speak to Pilate, the hightest ranking govt official He ever dealt with (although I'm doing this one from memory) except to say "If you say so" when Pilate demanded answers or some sort of defense from Him.

The pivotal act in the Gospels is the govt murder of an innocent man.

And Jesus made it a point to deliberately break the law in His first trial ("you will see the Son of Man..."). I don't know if He said anything else at all during that trial, either.