Thursday, June 01, 2006

Where are the Christians like Christ?

This is an issue that really pisses me off about people who claim to be Christian but support today's Republican party. From Street Prophets:

Politics, Poverty, Religion and the debasement of Jesus

by Cogitator
Thu Jun 1st, 2006 at 04:13:38 PDT

Promoted by Deb, with added block quotes to make the attribution a bit clearer.

Just what did Jesus have to say about about tax structures? Personal financial portfolios? Offshore corporate tax havens? Municipal bonds?
My biblical research has failed to locate any such directives.

Various admonitions in the Bible though seems to particularly weigh in on those who use its spiritual contents for personal profit. Some examples:

More below the fold.


Much longer and really gets to the heart of the issue and how it relates to Social Security, health care, etc. Go read it.

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