San Antonio Mayor blames poverty on people not having a relationship with Christ

[hamsterjill]

I live in San Antonio. I am a Christian myself. This woman is a disgrace.



https://www.rawstory.com/2017/04/san-antonio-mayor-blames-poverty-on-broken-people-who-arent-in-a-relationship-with-their-creator/amp/

[AJT]

1. Is San Antonio that conservative?

[hamsterjill]

11. Bexar County tends to vote blue, but San Antonio as a city is controlleded by rich people.

Just my two cents, of course.

Ivy Taylor has been bought and paid for in my opinion. She is up for re-election right now (as the video shown is a face-off with her opponent), and I will obviously be supporting Ron Nirenberg.

[Orrex]

2. How? Does Jesus provide a steady paycheck with benefits?

Otherwise Ms. Taylor is full of shit.

[Calculating]

3. Oh Please

I have nothing against Christians, but will having faith in Christ magically make money appear in your bank account?

[hamsterjill]

7. Quite the opposite in my opinion.

As I said up post, I consider myself a constantly failing Christian. But MY faith dictates that if I have any extra, that I need to be helping those less fortunate than me. Having prosperity does NOT mean that someone has some kind of special relationship with Christ. I see this flawed argument used over and over by rich Christians. It does not fly with me.

And before I am flamed, my belief is MY choice. Anyone else is free to believe or not believe as he or she deems fit for their own individual life choices. I'm not one of those who can't be friends with others who may not share my same belief system. In fact, I love hearing about diverse beliefs and I think doing that, being open to that, is very important.

[WinkyDink]

9. Hers is not an expression of normal Christian beliefs.

[hamsterjill]

12. Exactly!

But idiots like her actually BELIEVE the crap they spout. It's a horrible reflection on true Christian beliefs.

[Baconator]

15. Who decides what's normal...?

The idea that the rich are rich because they are blessed by God is quite common and has been around for centuries...

[Dem_4_Life]

4. WOW she is so awful.

Totally agree she is a disgrace. I am in San Antonio too!

Will be voting for Ezra Johnson for District 10 city council and Ron Nirenberg for mayor. Both awesome candidates! Also, don't know if you have seen that Jonathan Dilmer guy running for Dist 10 he totally reminds me of Trump. So disgusting.

http://www.ezra4sa.com/
https://voteron.com/values/

[hamsterjill]

8. She IS horrible. She is constantly making mis-steps that make the City look foolish.

But she knows where her bread is buttered and cozies up to the right rich people.

I, too, will be voting for Ron. He's currently my District 8 council rep. I'm still undecided about who I'm supporting for his replacement, but I'm leaning toward Valdivia. Early voting is underway and I hope to get there before week's end.

Viva Fiesta!!!!!!!!!!!

[Iggo]

5. Poor people ain't religious? Wow! Tell me more, Ms Mayor.

[Volstagg]

6. I really wish we could just

keep religion out of politics. Believe what you want. Don't try to govern with it.

[hamsterjill]

10. I think that's the way it should be.

To me, that's what separation of church and state actually means! But to think she's "blessed" because God loves her more than others is absolutely bass-awkwards thinking.

[Volstagg]

14. Yeah, I hate that attitude, too.

And the "God blessed my mother by curing her cancer" people. So, when people actually die from cancer that's because god hates them?

[Calculating]

17. Obviously

And those little kids get cancer and die because God is angry about our acceptance of gay marriage. Those nice folks at the Westboro Baptist Church told me so.

[Volstagg]

19. I'm seen some signs to that regard.

[hamsterjill]

18. Yep, you are absolutely right.

It's "cafeteria Christianity".

[lpbk2713]

13. Just keep them love offerings coming in friends and neighbors.

And don't forget ... the more you give, the more you are blessed.

[Johonny]

16. Is Christ now on Tinder?