Originally posted by: Romans828
Oh.... I'm a social liberal... (fiscal conservative) which means I align with the democratic platform on social issues and am very much a Christian.
If you support the democratic party and its platform/ideals of abortion, gay marriage, God out of our public lifes, etc...
then your a Christian in dire need of rebuke then repentance at best, and certainly not a "strong Christian"
I don't see how you can be conservative and a christian at the same time. Every single platforrm conservatives espose is anti-christain and full of hate and punitive measures today.
On defense: Jesus said "Love your enemies" and "Blessed are the peacemakers." "If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also." (Matthew 5:44; 5:9; 5:39.)
Does'nt sound much like the hawks on the right, right?
On social programs: "If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven." (Matthew 19:21.)
As much as conservatives bitch about taxes as "theft" I highly doubt they are standing behind the line at the soup kitchen.
On rugged individualism and the pursuit of self-interest: "Love your neighbor as yourself." "So in everything, do to others as you would have them do to you." (Matthew 22:39; 7:12.)
"Greed is good"-Gordon Gecko Rush's/new rights poster child.
On financial success: "Truly, I say unto you, it will be hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven." "You cannot serve both God and Money." (Matthew 19:23; 6:24.)
Uh huh. I might have a serious problem and I'm a liberal.
On paying taxes: "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's." (Matthew 22:22.)
So taxes should never be an issue for the christain right.
On crime and punishment: "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." (John 8:7; Matthew 7:1,2.)
Christian right loves jail and loves long manditory minimums and death penalty even more. But then they are bible wavers not christains as you've already seen...seems to go hand in hand with flag worshipers who are unamerican.
On moral absolutes: "If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will you not take hold of it and lift it out?" "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath." (Matthew 12:11; Mark 2:27.)
On the superiority of one's native country: "These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: 'Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.'" (Matthew 10:5,6.)
Flag worshipers again..you know "god and country" types on the right.
On letting others pull themselves up by their own bootstraps: "But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous." (Luke 14:13,14.)
That's a conservative mantra "pull yourself up by your own bootstraps" "i made it so can you" and other BS along those lines.
Nope, Jesus was not just a liberal, but a radical liberal. In money matters the early Christian Church actually serves as history's example of pure communism!
Very few of you will make it to heaven and I posit someone of pure heart like Lunar has an infinitly better chance than any bible hustler/hate peddler/bigots. Accpeting Christ means walking the walk not talking the talk as you'll very soon find..
More food for thought.
, but you REALLY need to think about the rest (brother to brother)
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