Montana Republican cites Noah of the Bible as argument against Social Security

[RandySF]

As he gears up for a potential race against Bullock, Gianforte's support for socially conservative policies has drawn scrutiny to his record.

In a February talk at the Montana Bible College about how to find "godly purpose" in work, Gianforte explained why retirement isn't consistent with biblical teachings.

"There's nothing in the Bible that talks about retirement. And yet it's been an accepted concept in our culture today," he said. "Nowhere does it say, 'Well, he was a good and faithful servant, so he went to the beach.' It doesn't say that anywhere."

"The example I think of is Noah," he continued. "How old was Noah when he built the ark? 600. He wasn't like, cashing Social Security checks, he wasn't hanging out, he was working. So, I think we have an obligation to work. The role we have in work may change over time, but the concept of retirement is not biblical."


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/09/greg-gianforte-montana_n_7536568.html

[gopiscrap]

1. OMG you've gotten to be a

fucking moron to vote republican!

[peabody]

2. A Sunday school teacher

used a similar line of reasoning with me when I was back in high school. She used the Eagles song "Take it Easy" and told us that Jesus never said to take it easy. As I grew out of Christianity (and I'm so glad I did), I realized that that was just a bad, very bad, idea she was trying to teach us. We only have one life. Work when you have to; and when you don't, enjoy life and by all means take it easy otherwise you'll just breakdown. Gianforte's reference to Noah is even more dumb. Noah was probably a fictional character so to compare what a fictional character can do to what a real person is capable of is just bad reasoning.

[Initech]

3. So we're supposed to work forever because a fictional character lived to be 600???

[jwirr]

4. When we are living until we are 600 years old and still able to do gainful work his comment is

way off base. Hopefully no one will elect him. Oh, and he should not take ssa when he is older because he needs to be a good example of his beliefs.

[Arugula Latte]

5. That stupid book has caused untold damage the world over.