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Are the Gospels a Democratic platform? Also, the taxpayer protection agency. The Dodd factor in Lamontland. So long, Paul. Plus more.
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HOLY POLITICS
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Re: Mark Tooley’s
The Liberal
Jesus
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p>Jesus (reputedly) healed the sick, raised the dead, etc. without
any need of capital (nothing in The Gospels about Jesus writing
grants directed at the Roman government or to charitable
foundations of the time). All miracles performed today seem to
depend on capital (formation required). Until another Jesus, who
can do good out of thin air, appears in our midst, we’re all better
off letting the rich be rich so we can appropriate their capital
(some, not all) to help with social needs, and so they can donate
their capital to charities to help with social needs.
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Ty Knoy
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
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I cannot remember Jesus being an advocate for organizing the government to provide charity. It was the government, encouraged by religious leaders, that organized His execution. Maybe the part of the Bible supporting the left was lost along with the Eleventh Commandment. Number eleven was discovered by an archeologist named Marx: From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.
Mr. Tooley is very ambitious in his attempts at self-defense. The most tiring aspect of arguing with a liberal is first addressing the ideas that contain questionable or false assumptions. The gauntlet of false assumptions and loaded presumptions is intended to present the defender with hurdles on the uneven playing field that liberals always pretend to loath.
p>Well done, Mr. Tooley. br> —
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