Even the Bible supports the 99%

Discussion in 'Christianity' started by Rocky and Trish, Feb 28, 2012.

  1. Rocky and Trish

    Rocky and Trish Member

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    And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
     
  2. jakegetsbaked

    jakegetsbaked Member

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    Too bad us 99 are fucked and the 1 have life served up on a shiny gold platter.
     
  3. GuerrillaLorax

    GuerrillaLorax along the peripheries of civilization

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    Apparently Jesus said not too protest or resist against the rich and powerful. I disagree with your statement. The bible is used as a pacifier. Like many other civilized religions.
     
  4. PeaceInTime

    PeaceInTime Member

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    Apparently Jesus walked on water.
    Believe what you want out of that work of fiction.
     
  5. GuerrillaLorax

    GuerrillaLorax along the peripheries of civilization

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    Well.. many of what they claim he did, can be done. If your are fully awakened with the full power and connection of the mind and spirit, then there is very little you can do. And there is a chance this man did ascend to that level. And there are other stories that share resemblance. But the stories are overall majorly manipulated and many do come out of a work of fiction. but many of the proclaimed actions are plausible.
     
  6. Irminsul

    Irminsul Valkyrie

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    Jesus walked on water. He's an alien, he's gotta be able to walk on water.
     
  7. tikoo

    tikoo Senior Member

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    the thing to do is take a vow
    of poverty and give nothing
    to the war machine ... and then in
    peace the gift you create in love
    will have power
     
  8. jaredfelix

    jaredfelix Namaste ॐ

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    well the bible wassss written by a 32nd degree master mason... so
     
  9. thedope

    thedope glad attention Lifetime Supporter

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    No valuables to protect no need for defenses. The defensive are already offended.
    Value is found in the ability to evaluate.
     
  10. tikoo

    tikoo Senior Member

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    in the kingdom of god some people do steal stuff
    like a fishing pole but it's only an annoyance .

    so one day i stopped by the creek not thinking of
    catching a fish , and there were two nice trout i
    could see . one of them looked up at me , smiled
    and did a fish trick - which was to swim over close
    to where i sat on the streambank and funnily jump a
    stick . so what ? well , that's the life in heaven .
     
  11. thedope

    thedope glad attention Lifetime Supporter

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    And so you find value.
     
  12. jamgrassphan

    jamgrassphan Get up offa that thing Lifetime Supporter

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    It's one of the strangest modern ironies that the mainstream, conservative Christian right of today, would have denounced Jesus as a pinko, commie for his apparent views and teachings on social justice and especially his very violent and angry response to Usury and the money changers in the temple. I love to point this out to every right wing poser Christian I have the opportunity to remind.

    They love to pick and choose which parts of "separation of church and state" they want to include or omit from their vision of how this nation should be governed.
     
  13. plantsarepeopletoo

    plantsarepeopletoo Guest

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    Christianity did have a positive influence throughout Europe by giving people more reason to be moral. This turned out to be successful, as Christian societies prospered over non-Christian societies.

    Negative: Well, it's incredibly debilitating to science and common sense now. Altruism is very established and people should know that what goes around comes around. They should not need fear of burning for eternity to keep them from being criminals.

    I suppose in the case of the Bible, wouldn't God represent the 1 percent? In his case, it's not 1% have 90 something percent, it's 1% is omnipotent. I suppose atheism is their much needed Wall St. protest.
     
  14. MyLee Jones

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    not only the rich man..there are quite a few others
     
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