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calimary

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24. Catholic school here. Yep. You're spot-on, William Seger.

Reply to William Seger (Reply #21)

Sun Dec 31, 2017, 04:34 PM

Dec 2017

Matthew 25: 35-45. That's the one about "whatever you do to the LEAST OF MY BRETHREN, you do to Me."

Our Lord also never included in the Beatitudes anything about "blessed are the rich" or "blessed are the warmakers".

And He never advised the rich young man to come on in and buy Me a palace so we can live like kings! He told the rich young man who asked "how do I join up?" to go and sell all his possessions, give the money to the poor, and THEN come back. And as I recall from that passage, the rich young man did not like that advice, and went away, sad.

Oddly enough, you NEVER EVER hear these pompous, sanctimonious hypocrites with their religionist empires and TV networks and real estate portfolios and fancy cars, designer clothes, chauffeurs, servants, publicists, entourages, and fawning hangers-on mention any of these three sets of Christ's teachings. i have yet to hear ANY televangelist build a sermon on any of that.

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Evangelical Christians will pay for trading faith for power, morality lost forever [View all] egbertowillies Dec 2017 OP

They had no moral authority to begin with, but now they are a "tarnished brand" milestogo Dec 2017 #1

According to the Bible, they worship the wrong leader and then all go to hell. Or some such thing. kerry-is-my-prez Dec 2017 #13

Some of the strongest language in the Bible is reserved for such hypocrites (rightly so): Glorfindel Dec 2017 #19

Except that they themselves don't see it that way, and probably never will. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2017 #2

And not *just* an external god...but a god (and RULES) BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2017 #17

They are fascist theocrats, not followers of Christs teachings. roamer65 Dec 2017 #3

I agree. Orange Free State Dec 2017 #5

Good analogy. roamer65 Dec 2017 #10

ya cant lose what ya never had. nt msongs Dec 2017 #4

Fun calling them lying hypocrites. They turn colors dembotoz Dec 2017 #6

These people have never had morality of any kind. alarimer Dec 2017 #7

"Morality"? Can't lose what you never had. lindysalsagal Dec 2017 #8

Makes you wonder if that anti-Christ thing is real and coming to pass. Isn't there something where kerry-is-my-prez Dec 2017 #9

Political Christians rather than Christians of faith. keithbvadu2 Dec 2017 #11

"No compunctions about jumping into bed with the most manifestly irreligious of presidents in modern dalton99a Dec 2017 #12

They already are. bitterross Dec 2017 #14

Because stadiums pay better and hospitals can check results keithbvadu2 Dec 2017 #15

Evilgelicals Thekaspervote Dec 2017 #16

"forever", "irreparable". really? grantcart Dec 2017 #18

So funny to see all these so called Christians bowing to a false prophet. samnsara Dec 2017 #20

Supporting Trump and Moore isn't nearly the worst of it William Seger Dec 2017 #21

Catholic school here. Yep. You're spot-on, William Seger. calimary Dec 2017 #24

The same here. True Blue American Jan 2018 #26

They have always been nothing more than a wing of the GOP world wide wally Dec 2017 #22

Aren't they a splinter group? Cary Dec 2017 #23

Evangelicals Insult God And Jesus SeaDoo77 Dec 2017 #25